Dark Limestone is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #676567 |
| Complementary Color | #9a989a |
| Color Shade: | warm green (120° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Limestone Color. The Alpine Air color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Birch Forest (#899a8b) for more energetic effect. Try Stone Craft as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9a989a is the best complementary color to Dark Limestone. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #989a98 complementary color is Shady Lady, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Stack are #999a98 and #989a99. Thus found on the left and right of #989a98 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lemon Grass and Mantle colors as they work well with Dark Limestone.
The split-complementary Dark Limestone palette consists of #9a9899 and #99989a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a989a). Try Dusty Gray and Mountain Mist colors in combination with #989a98, 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 #989a98 offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Limestone. Thus Dusty Gray and Manatee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Limestone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shady Lady, Oslo Gray, and Dawn split by 90° on the color wheel. #989a98 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Limestone tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#9a989a) and two others. The Manatee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Star Dust – 120° from the complementary Shady Lady. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98989a and #9a9a98.
In a RGB color space, hex #989a98 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Limestone has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 0.98% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #989a98 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #989a98 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,154,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0, 0.78, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(120,0.98%,60%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(120,1.3%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.3872,-1.1042,0.7868) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.172,32.0536,34.3025) |