Shade of Bone Marrow Color

#889988

Shade of Bone Marrow is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue

Inverse Color #767
Complementary Color #989
Color Shade: warm green (120° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.67% (better contrasting with white)
Shade of Bone Marrow Color Sample
Shade of Bone Marrow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #889988

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Shade of Bone Marrow Color. The Ginkgo Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Kashmir (#6f8d6a) for more energetic effect. Try Paved Path as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#989 is the best complementary color to Shade of Bone Marrow. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #898 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #909988 and #889990. Thus found on the left and right of #898 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lemon Grass and Mantle colors as they work well with Shade of Bone Marrow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shade of Bone Marrow palette consists of #998890 and #908899 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#989). Try Venus and Mamba colors in combination with #898, 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 #898 offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shade of Bone Marrow. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shade of Bone Marrow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Regent Gray, and Zorba split by 90° on the color wheel. #898 square combo is a palette of warm green, blue cyan, cool magenta and warm 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. Shade of Bone Marrow tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#989) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #889 and #998.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #889988 is made of 32% red, 36% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Shade of Bone Marrow has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 7.69% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #889988 is made of 6.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #889988
RGB Decimal rgb(136,153,136)
RGB Percentage 32%, 36%, 32%
CMYK 6.67, 0, 6.67, 40
HSL hsl(120,7.69%,56.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(120,11.11%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.4763,-9.4225,6.8928)
XYZ xyz(25.9885,29.7943,27.6737)
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