Milk Thistle 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 | #616477 |
| Complementary Color | #888b9d |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (51.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Milk Thistle Color. The Grey Porcelain color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Northeast Trail (#948666) for more energetic effect. Try Deep Marsh as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#888b9d is the best complementary color to Milk Thistle. 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 #9e9b88 complementary color is Manatee, 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 Gray Olive are #9d8f88 and #969d88. Thus found on the left and right of #9e9b88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zorba and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Milk Thistle.
The split-complementary Milk Thistle palette consists of #8f889d and #88969d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#888b9d). Try Manatee and Regent Gray colors in combination with #9e9b88, 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 #9e9b88 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 Milk Thistle. Thus Mamba and Granny Smith giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Milk Thistle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Mantle, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e9b88 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. Milk Thistle tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#888b9d) and two others. The Granny Smith is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #889d9a and #9d888b.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e9b88 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Milk Thistle has a hue angle of 51.82°, a saturation of 10.19% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e9b88 is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e9b88 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,155,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 8.63, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(51.82,10.19%,57.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(51.82,13.92%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.7453,-2.2947,10.3566) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2658,32.4894,27.9684) |