Compass 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 | #757884 |
| Complementary Color | #7a7d8a |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Compass Color. The Kokoda color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cement (#a5a391) for more energetic effect. Try Pablo as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7a7d8a is the best complementary color to Compass. 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 #8a877b complementary color is Storm Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Granite Green are #8a7f7a and #858a7a. Thus found on the left and right of #8a877b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Schooner and Bitter colors as they work well with Compass.
The split-complementary Compass palette consists of #7f7a8a and #7a858a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7a7d8a). Try Topaz and Rolling Stone colors in combination with #8a877b, 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 #8a877b 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 Compass. Thus Mamba and Blue Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Compass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Gray, Xanadu, and Monsoon split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a877b square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, 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. Compass tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7a7d8a) and two others. The Blue Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hurricane – 120° from the complementary Storm Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7a8a87 and #8a7a7d.
In a RGB color space, hex #8a877b is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Compass has a hue angle of 48°, a saturation of 6.02% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a877b is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #8a877b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,135,123) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 5.88, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(48,6.02%,51.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48,10.87%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.2489,-1.1079,6.8444) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7204,24.1613,22.205) |