Serrano Pepper is soft, 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 | #a9f |
| Complementary Color | #100066 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (70° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 20% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Serrano Pepper Color. The Verdun Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Topiary Green (#667700) for more calm effect. Try Olive Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#100066 is the best complementary color to Serrano Pepper. 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 #560 complementary color is Paua, 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 White are #640 and #216600. Thus found on the left and right of #560 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Japanese Laurel colors as they work well with Serrano Pepper.
The split-complementary Serrano Pepper palette consists of #406 and #002166 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#100066). Try White and Midnight Blue colors in combination with #560, 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 #560 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 Serrano Pepper. Thus Pompadour and Blue Stone giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Serrano Pepper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paua, White, and Bordeaux split by 90° on the color wheel. #560 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. Serrano Pepper tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#100066) and two others. The Blue Stone is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary Paua. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #005466 and #610.
In a RGB color space, hex #556600 is made of 45% red, 55% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Serrano Pepper has a hue angle of 70°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 20%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #556600 is made of 6.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #556600 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,102,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 55%, 0% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 0, 40, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(70,100%,20%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(70,100%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.3021,-19.106,46.5125) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4977,11.434,1.7591) |