Nile 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 | #4b447a |
| Complementary Color | #8b84bb |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (67.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Nile Color. The Dry Grass color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Minted Lemon (#c1c6a8) for more calm effect. Try Balance Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8b84bb is the best complementary color to Nile. 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 #b4bb85 complementary color is Lavender Purple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swamp Green are #bba684 and #99bb84. Thus found on the left and right of #b4bb85 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mongoose and Olivine colors as they work well with Nile.
The split-complementary Nile palette consists of #a784bb and #8498bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b84bb). Try Lavender Purple and Wild Blue Yonder colors in combination with #b4bb85, 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 #b4bb85 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 Nile. Thus Bouquet and Neptune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nile contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Purple, Acapulco, and Oriental Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4bb85 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nile tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#8b84bb) and two others. The Neptune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brandy Rose – 120° from the complementary Lavender Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #84b4bb and #bb8b84.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4bb85 is made of 36% red, 37% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Nile has a hue angle of 67.78°, a saturation of 28.42% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4bb85 is made of 2.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.17% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #b4bb85 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,187,133) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 37%, 27% |
| CMYK | 2.74, 0, 21.17, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(67.78,28.42%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(67.78,28.88%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.1497,-11.3193,26.6058) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8264,46.9374,29.0983) |