Dried Basil is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #76768c |
| Complementary Color | #737389 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Dried Basil Color. The Old Silver color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lunar Base (#878786) for more calm effect. Try Sage Green Light as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#737389 is the best complementary color to Dried Basil. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #898973 complementary color is Storm Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bitter are #897e73 and #7e8973. Thus found on the left and right of #898973 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Squirrel and Battleship Gray colors as they work well with Dried Basil.
The split-complementary Dried Basil palette consists of #7d7389 and #737d89 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#737389). Try Mobster and Raven colors in combination with #898973, 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 #898973 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dried Basil. Thus Monsoon and Sirocco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dried Basil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Gray, Blue Smoke, and Empress split by 90° on the color wheel. #898973 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, green cyan, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dried Basil tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#737389) and two others. The Sirocco 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 #738989 and #897373.
In a RGB color space, hex #898973 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Dried Basil has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 8.73% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #898973 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #898973 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,137,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 8.63, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(60,8.73%,49.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,16.06%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.5331,-3.9972,11.8239) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3567,24.4475,19.7602) |