Avocado Pear is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #aaacc8 |
| Complementary Color | #373955 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 27.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Avocado Pear Color. The Spruce Woods color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Beat Around the Bush (#6e6a44) for more energetic effect. Try Portsmouth Olive as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#373955 is the best complementary color to Avocado Pear. 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 #555337 complementary color is Martinique, 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 Hemlock are #554437 and #485537. Thus found on the left and right of #555337 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Judge Gray and Tom Thumb colors as they work well with Avocado Pear.
The split-complementary Avocado Pear palette consists of #443755 and #374855 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#373955). Try Martinique and Oxford Blue colors in combination with #555337, 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 #555337 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 Avocado Pear. Thus Voodoo and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Avocado Pear contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Martinique, Mineral Green, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #555337 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. Avocado Pear tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#373955) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Congo Brown – 120° from the complementary Martinique. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #375553 and #553738.
In a RGB color space, hex #555337 is made of 38% red, 37% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Avocado Pear has a hue angle of 56°, a saturation of 21.43% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #555337 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #555337 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,83,55) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 37%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 11.76, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(56,21.43%,27.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(56,35.29%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.7896,-4.1841,16.7317) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.5292,8.3936,4.8377) |