Laurel Tree Color

#889779

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

Inverse Color #776886
Complementary Color #877897
Color Shade: cool yellow (90° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.33% (better contrasting with white)
Laurel Tree Color Sample
Laurel Tree Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #889779

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Laurel Tree Color. The Mistletoe Kiss color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ellis Mist (#778070) for more calm effect. Try Limed Ash as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#877897 is the best complementary color to Laurel Tree. 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 #889779 complementary color is Mobster, 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 Battleship Gray are #979778 and #789778. Thus found on the left and right of #889779 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gurkha and Laurel colors as they work well with Laurel Tree.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Laurel Tree palette consists of #977897 and #787897 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#877897). Try Mountbatten Pink and Waterloo colors in combination with #889779, 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 #889779 offers a combination of warm magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Laurel Tree. Thus Mountbatten Pink and Slate Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Laurel Tree contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mobster, Juniper, and Bazaar split by 90° on the color wheel. #889779 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm 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. Laurel Tree tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#877897) and two others. The Slate Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Oyster – 120° from the complementary Mobster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #788797 and #978878.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #889779 is made of 33% red, 37% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Laurel Tree has a hue angle of 90°, a saturation of 12.61% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #889779 is made of 5.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 40.78% black ink.

HEX #889779
RGB Decimal rgb(136,151,121)
RGB Percentage 33%, 37%, 30%
CMYK 5.89, 0, 11.77, 40.78
HSL hsl(90,12.61%,53.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(90,19.87%,59.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.5585,-11.0453,14.0406)
XYZ xyz(24.6711,28.7479,22.3378)
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