Nile Reed 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 | #6970a0 |
| Complementary Color | #5f6596 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (52.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Nile Reed Color. The Pickled Okra color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Peppered Moss (#807548) for more energetic effect. Try Deserted Island as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5f6596 is the best complementary color to Nile Reed. 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 #968f5f complementary color is Waikawa 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 Clay Creek are #96735f and #81965f. Thus found on the left and right of #968f5f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beaver and Asparagus colors as they work well with Nile Reed.
The split-complementary Nile Reed palette consists of #735f96 and #5f8196 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f6596). Try Kimberly and Hoki colors in combination with #968f5f, 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 #968f5f 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 Nile Reed. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nile Reed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Aqua Forest, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #968f5f 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. Nile Reed tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5f6596) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Au Chico – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f968f and #965f65.
In a RGB color space, hex #968f5f is made of 39% red, 37% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Nile Reed has a hue angle of 52.36°, a saturation of 22.45% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #968f5f is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #968f5f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,143,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 37%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 21.57, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(52.36,22.45%,48.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(52.36,36.67%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.9328,-4.9258,26.5014) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4657,26.9552,14.7399) |