Wabi-Sabi is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #37374a |
| Complementary Color | #b5b5c8 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.71% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Wabi-Sabi Color. The Paspalum Grass color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Urban Putty (#b0b1a9) for more calm effect. Try Plymouth Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b5b5c8 is the best complementary color to Wabi-Sabi. 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 #c8c8b5 complementary color is Gray Suit, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Foggy Gray are #c8beb5 and #bec8b5. Thus found on the left and right of #c8c8b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Rust and Clay Ash colors as they work well with Wabi-Sabi.
The split-complementary Wabi-Sabi palette consists of #beb5c8 and #b5bec8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5b5c8). Try Chatelle and Loblolly colors in combination with #c8c8b5, 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 #c8c8b5 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 Wabi-Sabi. Thus Lily and Submarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wabi-Sabi contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Suit, Powder Ash, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8c8b5 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool 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. Wabi-Sabi tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b5b5c8) and two others. The Submarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Gray Suit. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5c8c8 and #c8b5b5.
In a RGB color space, hex #c8c8b5 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Wabi-Sabi has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 14.73% and a lightness of 74.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8c8b5 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c8c8b5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,200,181) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 7.45, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(60,14.73%,74.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,9.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.1369,-3.3211,9.5028) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.8142,56.9241,51.9199) |