Wild Dove is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, mid red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #747376 |
| Complementary Color | #8a898c |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (80° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Wild Dove Color. The Strong Winds color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Hillside Green (#8f9783) for more energetic effect. Try Gundaroo Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8a898c is the best complementary color to Wild Dove. 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 #8b8c89 complementary color is Mountain Mist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lemon Grass are #8c8b89 and #898c89. Thus found on the left and right of #8b8c89 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Natural Gray and Stack colors as they work well with Wild Dove.
The split-complementary Wild Dove palette consists of #8b898c and #89898c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a898c). Try Mountain Mist and Jumbo colors in combination with #8b8c89, 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 #8b8c89 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wild Dove. Thus Suva Gray and Oslo Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wild Dove contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountain Mist, Gunsmoke, and Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b8c89 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, green cyan, warm blue and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wild Dove tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#8a898c) and two others. The Oslo Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Natural Gray – 120° from the complementary Mountain Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #898b8c and #8c8a89.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b8c89 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Wild Dove has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 1.29% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b8c89 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #8b8c89 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,140,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 1.17, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(80,1.29%,54.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(80,2.14%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.0857,-0.9488,1.463) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5409,26.0513,27.4019) |