Grant Wood Ivy is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #574676 |
| Complementary Color | #9989b9 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (81.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Grant Wood Ivy Color. The Healing Retreat color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Whitewater Bay (#bac4ad) for more calm effect. Try Usuao Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9989b9 is the best complementary color to Grant Wood Ivy. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a8b989 complementary color is Lavender Purple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swamp Green are #b9b289 and #90b989. Thus found on the left and right of #a8b989 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mongoose and Norway colors as they work well with Grant Wood Ivy.
The split-complementary Grant Wood Ivy palette consists of #b289b9 and #898fb9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9989b9). Try Lavender Purple and Wild Blue Yonder colors in combination with #a8b989, 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 #a8b989 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grant Wood Ivy. Thus Bouquet and Nepal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grant Wood Ivy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Purple, Gulf Stream, and Brandy Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #a8b989 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grant Wood Ivy tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#9989b9) and two others. The Nepal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Quicksand – 120° from the complementary Lavender Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #89a7b9 and #b99a89.
In a RGB color space, hex #a8b989 is made of 34% red, 38% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Grant Wood Ivy has a hue angle of 81.25°, a saturation of 25.53% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a8b989 is made of 6.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #a8b989 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,185,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 38%, 28% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 0, 18.82, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(81.25,25.53%,63.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(81.25,25.95%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.7791,-14.2848,22.4698) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0128,44.8289,30.3163) |