Ground Cover 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 | #574074 |
| Complementary Color | #a18abf |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (86.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Ground Cover Color. The Cold Spring color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Broccoflower (#8fa277) for more calm effect. Try Antilles Garden as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a18abf is the best complementary color to Ground Cover. 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 #a8bf8b 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 #bfbc8a and #8dbf8a. Thus found on the left and right of #a8bf8b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Indian Khaki and De York colors as they work well with Ground Cover.
The split-complementary Ground Cover palette consists of #bc8abf and #8a8dbf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a18abf). Try London Hue and Wild Blue Yonder colors in combination with #a8bf8b, 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 #a8bf8b 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 Ground Cover. Thus Viola and Nepal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ground Cover contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Purple, Neptune, and Brandy Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #a8bf8b 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. Ground Cover tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#a18abf) and two others. The Nepal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Indian Khaki – 120° from the complementary Lavender Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8aa7bf and #bfa28a.
In a RGB color space, hex #a8bf8b is made of 34% red, 38% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Ground Cover has a hue angle of 86.54°, a saturation of 28.89% and a lightness of 64.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a8bf8b is made of 9.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.39% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #a8bf8b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,191,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 38%, 28% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 0, 20.39, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(86.54,28.89%,64.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(86.54,27.23%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.477,-17.0513,23.7103) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4395,47.4505,31.5063) |