Wild Thistle is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #616049 |
| Complementary Color | #b6b59e |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (237.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Wild Thistle Color. The Cosmic color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dusty Chimney (#888899) for more calm effect. Try Flannel Pajamas as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b6b59e is the best complementary color to Wild Thistle. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9e9fb6 complementary color is Eagle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Santas Gray are #9eabb6 and #a99eb6. Thus found on the left and right of #9e9fb6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gull Gray and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Wild Thistle.
The split-complementary Wild Thistle palette consists of #abb69e and #b6a99e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6b59e). Try Schist and Nomad colors in combination with #9e9fb6, 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 #9e9fb6 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wild Thistle. Thus Norway and Thatch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wild Thistle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eagle, Dusty Gray, and Summer Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e9fb6 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wild Thistle tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#b6b59e) and two others. The Thatch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tower Gray – 120° from the complementary Eagle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b69e9e and #9eb6b5.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e9fb6 is made of 32% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Wild Thistle has a hue angle of 237.5°, a saturation of 14.12% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e9fb6 is made of 9.41% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #9e9fb6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,159,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 9.02, 0, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(237.5,14.12%,66.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(237.5,13.19%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.0919,4.3403,-11.9927) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9422,35.4428,49.2555) |