Purslane Color

#879f6c

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

Inverse Color #786093
Complementary Color #836c9f
Color Shade: cool yellow (88.24° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.35% (better contrasting with white)
Purslane Color Sample
Purslane Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #879f6c

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Purslane Color. The Green Relict color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Swedish Clover (#7b8867) for more calm effect. Try Triamble as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#836c9f is the best complementary color to Purslane. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #879f6c complementary color is Kimberly, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Asparagus are #9f9d6c and #6d9f6c. Thus found on the left and right of #879f6c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gurkha and Highland colors as they work well with Purslane.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Purslane palette consists of #9d6c9f and #6c6d9f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#836c9f). Try Trendy Pink and Kimberly colors in combination with #879f6c, 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 #879f6c offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purslane. Thus Strikemaster and Bermuda Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Purslane contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kimberly, Sea Nymph, and Copper Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #879f6c square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool 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. Purslane tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#836c9f) and two others. The Bermuda Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sandal – 120° from the complementary Kimberly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c869f and #9f846c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #879f6c is made of 34% red, 40% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Purslane has a hue angle of 88.24°, a saturation of 20.99% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #879f6c is made of 9.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 37.65% black ink.

HEX #879f6c
RGB Decimal rgb(135,159,108)
RGB Percentage 34%, 40%, 27%
CMYK 9.41, 0, 20, 37.65
HSL hsl(88.24,20.99%,52.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(88.24,32.08%,62.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.5328,-17.7324,23.9264)
XYZ xyz(25.0966,31.0299,18.854)
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