Nereus is calm, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #b386c3 |
| Complementary Color | #683c78 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (104.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Nereus Color. The Victorian Garden color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mountain Forest (#4d663e) for more calm effect. Try Greenhouse as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#683c78 is the best complementary color to Nereus. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4c793c complementary color is Affair, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fern Green are #6a783c and #3c784a. Thus found on the left and right of #4c793c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Yellow Metal and Goblin colors as they work well with Nereus.
The split-complementary Nereus palette consists of #783c6a and #4a3c78 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#683c78). Try Cosmic and East Bay colors in combination with #4c793c, 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 #4c793c offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nereus. Thus Cosmic and East Bay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nereus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Affair, Oracle, and Ironstone split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c793c square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nereus tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#683c78) and two others. The East Bay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Yellow Metal – 120° from the complementary Affair. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c4b78 and #78693c.
In a RGB color space, hex #4c793c is made of 30% red, 47% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Nereus has a hue angle of 104.26°, a saturation of 33.7% and a lightness of 35.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c793c is made of 17.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 52.55% black ink.
| HEX | #4c793c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(76,121,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 47%, 23% |
| CMYK | 17.65, 0, 23.92, 52.55 |
| HSL | hsl(104.26,33.7%,35.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(104.26,50.41%,47.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.3617,-27.8754,28.508) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6335,15.5375,6.7136) |