Western Reserve 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 | #727892 |
| Complementary Color | #6c728d |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Western Reserve Color. The Sage Green Light color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Eastlake Olive (#a9a482) for more energetic effect. Try Momentum as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6c728d is the best complementary color to Western Reserve. 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 #8d876d 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 Olive Haze are #8d776c and #838d6c. Thus found on the left and right of #8d876d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Almond Frost and Battleship Gray colors as they work well with Western Reserve.
The split-complementary Western Reserve palette consists of #766c8d and #6c838d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c728d). Try Rum and Slate Gray colors in combination with #8d876d, 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 #8d876d 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 Western Reserve. Thus Rum and Juniper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Western Reserve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Gray, Viridian Green, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d876d 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. Western Reserve tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6c728d) and two others. The Juniper 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 #6c8d87 and #8d6c72.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d876d is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Western Reserve has a hue angle of 48.75°, a saturation of 12.8% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d876d is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 12.54% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #8d876d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,135,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 12.54, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(48.75,12.8%,49.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48.75,22.7%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.1826,-2.2469,14.8136) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4088,24.0948,17.9377) |