Whispering Willow 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 | #6e637e |
| Complementary Color | #8c819c |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (84.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Whispering Willow Color. The Illusive Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Provincial (#a8aca2) for more calm effect. Try Delta as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8c819c is the best complementary color to Whispering Willow. 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 #919c81 complementary color is Waterloo , as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sage are #9c9981 and #839c81. Thus found on the left and right of #919c81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gurkha and Spanish Green colors as they work well with Whispering Willow.
The split-complementary Whispering Willow palette consists of #99819c and #81839c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c819c). Try Mamba and Waterloo colors in combination with #919c81, 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 #919c81 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 Whispering Willow. Thus Mountbatten Pink and Regent Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Whispering Willow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waterloo , Granny Smith, and Bazaar split by 90° on the color wheel. #919c81 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Whispering Willow tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#8c819c) 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 #81919c and #9c8c81.
In a RGB color space, hex #919c81 is made of 34% red, 36% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Whispering Willow has a hue angle of 84.44°, a saturation of 12% and a lightness of 55.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #919c81 is made of 4.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #919c81 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(145,156,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 36%, 30% |
| CMYK | 4.32, 0, 10.59, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(84.44,12%,55.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(84.44,17.31%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.8285,-8.9655,12.8333) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.528,31.3817,25.3753) |