Cypress is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #aba5c1 |
| Complementary Color | #443d5a |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (72.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cypress Color. The Jungle Trail color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Classic Avocado (#6e7042) for more energetic effect. Try Scrub as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#443d5a is the best complementary color to Cypress. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #545a3e complementary color is Mulled Wine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hemlock are #5a523d and #455a3d. Thus found on the left and right of #545a3e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hemlock and Tom Thumb colors as they work well with Cypress.
The split-complementary Cypress palette consists of #523d5a and #3d455a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#443d5a). Try Voodoo and Oxford Blue colors in combination with #545a3e, 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 #545a3e offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cypress. Thus Eggplant and Limed Spruce giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cypress contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulled Wine, Mineral Green, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #545a3e square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid 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. Cypress tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#443d5a) and two others. The Limed Spruce is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kabul – 120° from the complementary Mulled Wine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3d545a and #5a443d.
In a RGB color space, hex #545a3e is made of 36% red, 38% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Cypress has a hue angle of 72.86°, a saturation of 18.42% and a lightness of 29.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #545a3e is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #545a3e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(84,90,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 38%, 26% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 0, 10.98, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(72.86,18.42%,29.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(72.86,31.11%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.013,-7.7341,15.4275) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1818,9.5449,5.9686) |