Herbal Scent Color

#8e9b7c

Herbal Scent 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 #716483
Complementary Color #887b9b
Color Shade: cool yellow (85.16° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.71% (better contrasting with white)
Herbal Scent Color Sample
Herbal Scent Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8e9b7c

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Herbal Scent Color. The Bladed Grass 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 Cactus Garden (#7b8370) for more calm effect. Try Gazebo Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#887b9b is the best complementary color to Herbal Scent. 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 #8e9b7c complementary color is Waterloo , 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 #9b987b and #7e9b7b. Thus found on the left and right of #8e9b7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gurkha and Amulet colors as they work well with Herbal Scent.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Herbal Scent palette consists of #987b9b and #7b7e9b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#887b9b). Try Mamba and Waterloo colors in combination with #8e9b7c, 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 #8e9b7c 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 Herbal Scent. Thus Mountbatten Pink and Regent Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Herbal Scent contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waterloo , Granny Smith, and Bazaar split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e9b7c 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. Herbal Scent tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#887b9b) and two others. The Regent Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Oyster – 120° from the complementary Waterloo . This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7b8e9b and #9b887b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8e9b7c is made of 34% red, 37% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Herbal Scent has a hue angle of 85.16°, a saturation of 13.42% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e9b7c is made of 5.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.15% yellow and 39.22% black ink.

HEX #8e9b7c
RGB Decimal rgb(142,155,124)
RGB Percentage 34%, 37%, 29%
CMYK 5.09, 0, 12.15, 39.22
HSL hsl(85.16,13.42%,54.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(85.16,20%,60.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.21,-10.4089,14.7286)
XYZ xyz(26.5148,30.6487,23.5871)
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