Plume Grass 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 | #262a3a |
| Complementary Color | #c5c8d9 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.18% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Plume Grass Color. The Cotton Seed color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Canary Grass (#d0cca9) for more energetic effect. Try Anise Biscotti as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c5c8d9 is the best complementary color to Plume 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 #d9d5c5 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 Moon Mist are #d9cbc5 and #d3d9c5. Thus found on the left and right of #d9d5c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Plume Grass.
The split-complementary Plume Grass palette consists of #cbc5d9 and #c5d3d9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5c8d9). Try Blue Haze and Geyser colors in combination with #d9d5c5, 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 #d9d5c5 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 Plume Grass. Thus Chatelle and Nebula giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plume Grass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Sea Mist, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9d5c5 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. Plume Grass tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c5c8d9) and two others. The Nebula 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 #c5d9d5 and #d9c5c8.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9d5c5 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Plume Grass has a hue angle of 48°, a saturation of 20.83% and a lightness of 81.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9d5c5 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #d9d5c5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,213,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 7.85, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(48,20.83%,81.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48,9.22%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.1855,-1.379,8.3841) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.4876,66.3714,62.3408) |