Parmentier is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #778354 |
| Complementary Color | #9eaa7c |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (255.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Parmentier Color. The Pandora color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Orchilla (#938ea9) for more calm effect. Try June Berry as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9eaa7c is the best complementary color to Parmentier. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #887cab complementary color is Sage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lavender Purple are #7c87aa and #9f7caa. Thus found on the left and right of #887cab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda Gray and Lavender Purple colors as they work well with Parmentier.
The split-complementary Parmentier palette consists of #87aa7c and #aa9f7c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9eaa7c). Try Amulet and Hillary colors in combination with #887cab, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #887cab offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Parmentier. Thus Bay Leaf and Sandrift giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Parmentier contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sage, Pharlap, and Acapulco split by 90° on the color wheel. #887cab square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Parmentier tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#9eaa7c) and two others. The Sandrift is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gumbo – 120° from the complementary Sage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa887c and #7c9eaa.
In a RGB color space, hex #887cab is made of 32% red, 29% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Parmentier has a hue angle of 255.32°, a saturation of 21.86% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #887cab is made of 13.73% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #887cab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,124,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 29%, 40% |
| CMYK | 13.73, 18.43, 0, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(255.32,21.86%,57.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(255.32,27.49%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.6473,14.6087,-23.3025) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7117,22.5898,41.5859) |