Nettle 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 | #445382 |
| Complementary Color | #7c8bbb |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Nettle Color. The Barley Corn color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Peristyle Brass (#ae905e) for more energetic effect. Try Golden Egg as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7c8bbb is the best complementary color to Nettle. 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 #bbac7d complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Mongoose are #bb8d7c and #abbb7c. Thus found on the left and right of #bbac7d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Olivine colors as they work well with Nettle.
The split-complementary Nettle palette consists of #8c7cbb and #7caabb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c8bbb). Try Lavender Purple and Neptune colors in combination with #bbac7d, 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 #bbac7d 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 Nettle. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and Neptune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nettle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbac7d 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. Nettle tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7c8bbb) and two others. The Neptune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7cbbac and #bb7c8b.
In a RGB color space, hex #bbac7d is made of 39% red, 36% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Nettle has a hue angle of 45.48°, a saturation of 31.31% and a lightness of 61.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbac7d is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bbac7d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,172,125) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 36%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 24.31, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(45.48,31.31%,61.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.48,33.16%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.5599,-1.7236,26.1729) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9477,41.5505,25.3693) |