Milkweed Pod is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #6a6781 |
| Complementary Color | #817e98 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (66.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Milkweed Pod Color. The Rolling Hills color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Moss Covered (#7a7e66) for more calm effect. Try Pine Garland as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#817e98 is the best complementary color to Milkweed Pod. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #95987e complementary color is Waterloo , as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gurkha are #988e7e and #88987e. Thus found on the left and right of #95987e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pale Oyster and Battleship Gray colors as they work well with Milkweed Pod.
The split-complementary Milkweed Pod palette consists of #8e7e98 and #7e8898 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#817e98). Try Mamba and Regent Gray colors in combination with #95987e, 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 #95987e offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Milkweed Pod. Thus Mountbatten Pink and Granny Smith giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Milkweed Pod contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waterloo , Oxley, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #95987e square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Milkweed Pod tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#817e98) and two others. The Granny Smith is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bazaar – 120° from the complementary Waterloo . This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7e9598 and #98817e.
In a RGB color space, hex #95987e is made of 35% red, 36% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Milkweed Pod has a hue angle of 66.92°, a saturation of 11.21% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #95987e is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #95987e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,152,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 36%, 30% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0, 10.2, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(66.92,11.21%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(66.92,17.11%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.9571,-5.7688,13.3384) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3886,30.3524,24.1537) |