Granite Green 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 | #72768b |
| Complementary Color | #73788d |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Granite Green Color. The Domain color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cool Ashes (#929291) for more calm effect. Try Hillary as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#73788d is the best complementary color to Granite Green. 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 #8d8974 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 #8d7c73 and #848d73. Thus found on the left and right of #8d8974 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Almond Frost and Battleship Gray colors as they work well with Granite Green.
The split-complementary Granite Green palette consists of #7c738d and #73848d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#73788d). Try Topaz and Slate Gray colors in combination with #8d8974, 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 #8d8974 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 Granite Green. Thus Mamba and Blue Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Granite Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Gray, Xanadu, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d8974 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. Granite Green tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#73788d) and two others. The Blue Smoke 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 #738d89 and #8d7378.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d8974 is made of 36% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Granite Green has a hue angle of 50.4°, a saturation of 9.88% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d8974 is made of 0% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #8d8974 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,137,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 35%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.56, 9.8, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(50.4,9.88%,50.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.4,17.73%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.8947,-2.2513,11.8092) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0826,24.815,20.0962) |