Pale Lichen is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #272b40 |
| Complementary Color | #bfc3d8 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Lichen Color. The Sandwashed 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 Anjou Pear (#cdca9f) for more energetic effect. Try Tangled Vines as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bfc3d8 is the best complementary color to Pale Lichen. 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 #d8d4bf complementary color is Blue Haze, 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 Sisal are #d8c7bf and #cfd8bf. Thus found on the left and right of #d8d4bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Pale Lichen.
The split-complementary Pale Lichen palette consists of #c7bfd8 and #bfcfd8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bfc3d8). Try Blue Haze and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d8d4bf, 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 #d8d4bf 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 Pale Lichen. Thus Lavender Gray and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pale Lichen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Surf, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8d4bf 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. Pale Lichen tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#bfc3d8) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wafer – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfd8d4 and #d8bfc3.
In a RGB color space, hex #d8d4bf is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Lichen has a hue angle of 50.4°, a saturation of 24.27% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8d4bf is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 15.29% black ink.
| HEX | #d8d4bf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(216,212,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 9.81, 15.29 |
| HSL | hsl(50.4,24.27%,79.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.4,11.57%,84.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.7138,-2.1966,10.8746) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.2664,65.4475,58.6938) |