Whale Bone is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #1a181a |
| Complementary Color | #e7e5e7 |
| Color Shade: | warm green (120° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 90.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Whale Bone Color. The Kingston color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Wind Fresh White (#d0d8cf) for more energetic effect. Try Worn Jade Tiles as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e7e5e7 is the best complementary color to Whale Bone. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5e7e5 complementary color is Bon Jour, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray Nurse are #e6e7e5 and #e5e7e6. Thus found on the left and right of #e5e7e5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Nurse and Black Haze colors as they work well with Whale Bone.
The split-complementary Whale Bone palette consists of #e7e5e6 and #e6e5e7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7e5e7). Try Bon Jour and Mischka colors in combination with #e5e7e5, 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 #e5e7e5 offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Whale Bone. Thus Mercury and Iron giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Whale Bone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bon Jour, Iron, and Mercury split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5e7e5 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Whale Bone tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#e7e5e7) and two others. The Iron is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Desert Storm – 120° from the complementary Bon Jour. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5e5e7 and #e7e7e5.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5e7e5 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Whale Bone has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 4% and a lightness of 90.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5e7e5 is made of 0.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #e5e7e5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,231,229) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.79, 0, 0.79, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(120,4%,90.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(120,0.87%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.4452,-1.0224,0.7259) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.0319,79.467,85.5128) |