Water Reed 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 | #4f547f |
| Complementary Color | #8084b0 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (53.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Reed Color. The Burnished Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Extra Mile (#91916d) for more calm effect. Try Desert Sage as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8084b0 is the best complementary color to Water Reed. 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 #b0ab80 complementary color is Wild Blue Yonder, 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 Hillary are #b09380 and #9db080. Thus found on the left and right of #b0ab80 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandrift and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Water Reed.
The split-complementary Water Reed palette consists of #9280b0 and #809cb0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8084b0). Try Lavender Purple and Bali Hai colors in combination with #b0ab80, 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 #b0ab80 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 Water Reed. Thus Lavender Purple and Gulf Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Reed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0ab80 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. Water Reed tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#8084b0) and two others. The Gulf Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brandy Rose – 120° from the complementary Wild Blue Yonder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80b0ab and #b08084.
In a RGB color space, hex #b0ab80 is made of 37% red, 36% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Water Reed has a hue angle of 53.75°, a saturation of 23.3% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0ab80 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #b0ab80 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(176,171,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 36%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 18.82, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(53.75,23.3%,59.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(53.75,27.27%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.4085,-5.1627,22.8435) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3637,39.9144,26.2098) |