Wheat Grass 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 | #383f77 |
| Complementary Color | #888fc7 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (53.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Wheat Grass Color. The Moth color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gypsy Canvas (#b7a467) for more calm effect. Try Autumn Sage as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#888fc7 is the best complementary color to Wheat Grass. 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 #c7c088 complementary color is Blue Bell, 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 Yuma are #c7a088 and #aec788. Thus found on the left and right of #c7c088 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Wheat Grass.
The split-complementary Wheat Grass palette consists of #a088c7 and #88aec7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#888fc7). Try East Side and Glacier colors in combination with #c7c088, 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 #c7c088 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 Wheat Grass. Thus East Side and Half Baked giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wheat Grass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bell, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7c088 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. Wheat Grass tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#888fc7) and two others. The Half Baked 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 #88c7c0 and #c7888f.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7c088 is made of 38% red, 36% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Wheat Grass has a hue angle of 53.33°, a saturation of 36% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7c088 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 24.71% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c7c088 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,192,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 36%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 24.71, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(53.33,36%,65.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(53.33,31.66%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.0524,-6.1306,29.1653) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8468,51.619,30.7869) |