Dried Thyme 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 | #44435e |
| Complementary Color | #a2a1bc |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (62.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Dried Thyme Color. The Aloof Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Smoky Slate (#a1a18f) for more calm effect. Try Whitewash Oak as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a2a1bc is the best complementary color to Dried Thyme. 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 #bbbca1 complementary color is Santas Gray, 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 Eagle are #bcafa1 and #adbca1. Thus found on the left and right of #bbbca1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Malta and Norway colors as they work well with Dried Thyme.
The split-complementary Dried Thyme palette consists of #afa1bc and #a1adbc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2a1bc). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #bbbca1, 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 #bbbca1 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 Dried Thyme. Thus Lily and Tower Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dried Thyme contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Summer Green, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbbca1 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. Dried Thyme tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#a2a1bc) and two others. The Tower Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1bbbc and #bca2a1.
In a RGB color space, hex #bbbca1 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Dried Thyme has a hue angle of 62.22°, a saturation of 16.77% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbbca1 is made of 0.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bbbca1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,188,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0.4, 0, 10.59, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(62.22,16.77%,68.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(62.22,14.36%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.5163,-5.0294,13.5638) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9098,49.1044,40.8293) |