Naturalist Grey Color

#8b8c83

Naturalist Grey 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 #74737c
Complementary Color #84838c
Color Shade: mid yellow (66.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.14% (better contrasting with white)
Naturalist Grey Color Sample
Naturalist Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8b8c83

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Naturalist Grey Color. The Iron Mountain color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Flax Smoke (#7b8265) for more energetic effect. Try Fennelly as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#84838c is the best complementary color to Naturalist Grey. 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 #8b8c83 complementary color is Jumbo, 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 Bitter are #8c8883 and #868c83. Thus found on the left and right of #8b8c83 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Natural Gray and Stack colors as they work well with Naturalist Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Naturalist Grey palette consists of #88838c and #83868c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#84838c). Try Mamba and Oslo Gray colors in combination with #8b8c83, 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 #8b8c83 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 Naturalist Grey. Thus Monsoon and Oslo Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Naturalist Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jumbo, Gunsmoke, and Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b8c83 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. Naturalist Grey tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#84838c) and two others. The Oslo Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hurricane – 120° from the complementary Jumbo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #838b8c and #8c8483.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8b8c83 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Naturalist Grey has a hue angle of 66.67°, a saturation of 3.77% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b8c83 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 45.1% black ink.

HEX #8b8c83
RGB Decimal rgb(139,140,131)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0.39, 0, 3.53, 45.1
HSL hsl(66.67,3.77%,53.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(66.67,6.43%,54.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.9266,-2.0839,4.67)
XYZ xyz(24.1223,25.8838,25.1974)
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