Misty Valley Color

#bdc389

Misty Valley 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 #423c76
Complementary Color #8e88c3
Color Shade: mid yellow (66.21° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.1% (better contrasting with white)
Misty Valley Color Sample
Misty Valley Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bdc389

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Misty Valley Color. The Stuffed Olive color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cardamom (#aaaa77) for more calm effect. Try Thistle Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8e88c3 is the best complementary color to Misty Valley. 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 #bdc389 complementary color is Blue Bell, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pine Glade are #c3ab88 and #a0c388. Thus found on the left and right of #bdc389 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Indian Khaki and Olivine colors as they work well with Misty Valley.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Misty Valley palette consists of #ab88c3 and #889fc3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e88c3). Try East Side and Nepal colors in combination with #bdc389, 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 #bdc389 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 Misty Valley. Thus Viola and Glacier giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Misty Valley contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bell, Neptune, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdc389 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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. Misty Valley tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#8e88c3) and two others. The Glacier is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oriental Pink – 120° from the complementary Blue Bell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88bdc3 and #c38e88.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bdc389 is made of 36% red, 37% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Misty Valley has a hue angle of 66.21°, a saturation of 32.58% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdc389 is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.74% yellow and 23.53% black ink.

HEX #bdc389
RGB Decimal rgb(189,195,137)
RGB Percentage 36%, 37%, 26%
CMYK 2.35, 0, 22.74, 23.53
HSL hsl(66.21,32.58%,65.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(66.21,29.74%,76.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.0742,-11.4357,28.5272)
XYZ xyz(45.0167,51.6552,31.2647)
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