Weeping Willow Color

#b3b17b

Weeping Willow 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 #4c4e84
Complementary Color #7b7db3
Color Shade: warm yellow (57.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.22% (better contrasting with white)
Weeping Willow Color Sample
Weeping Willow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b3b17b

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Weeping Willow Color. The Faded Khaki color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Northgate Green (#aaa388) for more calm effect. Try Green Lentils as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7b7db3 is the best complementary color to Weeping Willow. 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 #b3b17b complementary color is Wild Blue Yonder, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mongoose are #b3957b and #99b37b. Thus found on the left and right of #b3b17b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mongoose and Olivine colors as they work well with Weeping Willow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Weeping Willow palette consists of #957bb3 and #7b98b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b7db3). Try Lavender Purple and Bali Hai colors in combination with #b3b17b, 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 #b3b17b 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 Weeping Willow. Thus Lavender Purple and Gulf Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Weeping Willow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, Acapulco, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3b17b square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Weeping Willow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7b7db3) 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 #7bb3b1 and #b37b7c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b3b17b is made of 37% red, 37% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Weeping Willow has a hue angle of 57.86°, a saturation of 26.92% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3b17b is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b3b17b
RGB Decimal rgb(179,177,123)
RGB Percentage 37%, 37%, 26%
CMYK 0, 0.79, 21.96, 29.8
HSL hsl(57.86,26.92%,59.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(57.86,31.28%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.1856,-7.8207,27.9544)
XYZ xyz(37.8877,42.458,24.9372)
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