Bitter Color

#88896c

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

Inverse Color #777693
Complementary Color #6d6b89
Color Shade: mid yellow (62.07° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.04% (better contrasting with white)
Bitter Color Sample
Bitter Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #88896c

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Bitter Color. The Dill Grass color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Organic (#747261) for more calm effect. Try Cucuzza Verde as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6d6b89 is the best complementary color to Bitter. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #88896c complementary color is Storm Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bandicoot are #897b6b and #79896b. Thus found on the left and right of #88896c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Makara and Camouflage Green colors as they work well with Bitter.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bitter palette consists of #7b6b89 and #6b7989 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d6b89). Try Rum and Pale Sky colors in combination with #88896c, 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 #88896c offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bitter. Thus Old Lavender and Juniper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bitter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Gray, Viridian Green, and Falcon split by 90° on the color wheel. #88896c square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta 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. Bitter tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#6d6b89) and two others. The Juniper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Opium – 120° from the complementary Storm Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b8889 and #896c6b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #88896c is made of 36% red, 36% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Bitter has a hue angle of 62.07°, a saturation of 11.84% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #88896c is made of 0.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.38% yellow and 46.27% black ink.

HEX #88896c
RGB Decimal rgb(136,137,108)
RGB Percentage 36%, 36%, 28%
CMYK 0.4, 0, 11.38, 46.27
HSL hsl(62.07,11.84%,48.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(62.07,21.17%,53.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.2957,-5.5305,15.4731)
XYZ xyz(21.8058,24.2083,17.7107)
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