Leaflet Color

#8b987b

Leaflet is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #746784
Complementary Color #887b97
Color Shade: cool yellow (86.9° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.92% (better contrasting with white)
Leaflet Color Sample
Leaflet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8b987b

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Leaflet Color. The Turtle Bay color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Expanse (#777e65) for more calm effect. Try Ellis Mist as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#887b97 is the best complementary color to Leaflet. 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 #8b987b complementary color is Mobster, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Battleship Gray are #97967b and #7c977b. Thus found on the left and right of #8b987b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gurkha and Laurel colors as they work well with Leaflet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Leaflet palette consists of #967b97 and #7b7c97 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#887b97). Try Mamba and Waterloo colors in combination with #8b987b, 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 #8b987b 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 Leaflet. Thus Mountbatten Pink and Slate Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Leaflet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mobster, Granny Smith, and Bazaar split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b987b square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool 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. Leaflet tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#887b97) and two others. The Slate Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stonewall – 120° from the complementary Mobster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7b8a97 and #97887b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8b987b is made of 34% red, 37% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Leaflet has a hue angle of 86.9°, a saturation of 12.34% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b987b is made of 5.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 40.39% black ink.

HEX #8b987b
RGB Decimal rgb(139,152,123)
RGB Percentage 34%, 37%, 30%
CMYK 5.1, 0, 11.37, 40.39
HSL hsl(86.9,12.34%,53.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(86.9,19.08%,59.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.1116,-10.1041,13.7234)
XYZ xyz(25.4508,29.3755,23.0675)
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