Wandering Willow Color

#a6a897

Wandering Willow 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 #595768
Complementary Color #9997a8
Color Shade: mid yellow (67.06° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.55% (better contrasting with white)
Wandering Willow Color Sample
Wandering Willow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a6a897

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Wandering Willow Color. The Tame Thyme color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Metal Chi (#9c9c9b) for more calm effect. Try Pine Trail as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9997a8 is the best complementary color to Wandering Willow. 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 #a6a897 complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bud are #a8a197 and #9da897. Thus found on the left and right of #a6a897 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bronco and Bud colors as they work well with Wandering Willow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wandering Willow palette consists of #a197a8 and #979da8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9997a8). Try Amethyst Smoke and Manatee colors in combination with #a6a897, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a6a897 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 Wandering Willow. Thus Shady Lady and Cascade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wandering Willow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Pewter, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6a897 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wandering Willow tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#9997a8) and two others. The Cascade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Martini – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97a6a8 and #a89997.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a6a897 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Wandering Willow has a hue angle of 67.06°, a saturation of 8.9% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6a897 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 34.12% black ink.

HEX #a6a897
RGB Decimal rgb(166,168,151)
RGB Percentage 34%, 35%, 31%
CMYK 0.78, 0, 6.66, 34.12
HSL hsl(67.06,8.9%,62.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(67.06,10.12%,65.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.2753,-3.8033,8.5356)
XYZ xyz(35.3144,38.3466,34.8185)
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