Artichoke Color

#8f9779

Artichoke 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 #706886
Complementary Color #817897
Color Shade: cool yellow (76° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.33% (better contrasting with white)
Artichoke Color Sample
Artichoke Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8f9779

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Artichoke Color. The Moss Covered 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 Naturalist Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#817897 is the best complementary color to Artichoke. 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 #8f9779 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 #979078 and #7f9778. Thus found on the left and right of #8f9779 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pale Oyster and Laurel colors as they work well with Artichoke.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Artichoke palette consists of #907897 and #787f97 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#817897). Try Mamba and Waterloo colors in combination with #8f9779, 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 #8f9779 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 Artichoke. Thus Mountbatten Pink and Juniper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Artichoke contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waterloo , Juniper, and Bazaar split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f9779 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. Artichoke tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#817897) and two others. The Juniper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Almond Frost – 120° from the complementary Waterloo . This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #788f97 and #978178.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8f9779 is made of 34% red, 36% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Artichoke has a hue angle of 76°, a saturation of 12.61% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f9779 is made of 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 40.78% black ink.

HEX #8f9779
RGB Decimal rgb(143,151,121)
RGB Percentage 34%, 36%, 29%
CMYK 3.14, 0, 11.77, 40.78
HSL hsl(76,12.61%,53.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(76,19.87%,59.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.0922,-8.3633,14.8641)
XYZ xyz(25.8455,29.3533,22.3927)
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