Lunar Base Color

#878786

Lunar Base is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid red or warm cyan

Inverse Color #787879
Complementary Color #868687
Color Shade: warm yellow (60° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.75% (better contrasting with white)
Lunar Base Color Sample
Lunar Base Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #878786

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lunar Base Color. The Bitter color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dried Basil (#898973) for more energetic effect. Try Sabiseiji Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#868687 is the best complementary color to Lunar Base. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #878786 complementary color is Jumbo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Friar Gray are #878686 and #868786. Thus found on the left and right of #878786 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray and Stack colors as they work well with Lunar Base.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lunar Base palette consists of #868687 and #868687 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#868687). Try Jumbo and Jumbo colors in combination with #878786, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #878786 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lunar Base. Thus Monsoon and Gunsmoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lunar Base contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jumbo, Stack, and Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #878786 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, warm green, cool blue and mid red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lunar Base tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#868687) and two others. The Gunsmoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray – 120° from the complementary Jumbo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #868787 and #878686.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #878786 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Lunar Base has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 0.41% and a lightness of 52.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #878786 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 47.06% black ink.

HEX #878786
RGB Decimal rgb(135,135,134)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 0, 0.39, 47.06
HSL hsl(60,0.41%,52.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(60,0.74%,52.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.2876,-0.193,0.5296)
XYZ xyz(22.9587,24.2001,26.0153)
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