Sap Green is soft, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #a374ea |
| Complementary Color | #43158b |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (83.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sap Green Color. The Luminescent Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Christi (#67a712) for more energetic effect. Try Spring Vegetables as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#43158b is the best complementary color to Sap Green. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5c8b15 complementary color is Persian Indigo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Vida Loca are #8b7e15 and #218b15. Thus found on the left and right of #5c8b15 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hacienda and La Palma colors as they work well with Sap Green.
The split-complementary Sap Green palette consists of #7e158b and #15218b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#43158b). Try Seance and Deep Koamaru colors in combination with #5c8b15, 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 #5c8b15 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sap Green. Thus Disco and Matisse giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sap Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Indigo, Genoa, and Merlot split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c8b15 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sap Green tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#43158b) and two others. The Matisse is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Copper Canyon – 120° from the complementary Persian Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #155b8b and #8b4315.
In a RGB color space, hex #5c8b15 is made of 37% red, 55% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Sap Green has a hue angle of 83.9°, a saturation of 73.75% and a lightness of 31.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c8b15 is made of 18.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 46.27% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #5c8b15 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(92,139,21) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 55%, 8% |
| CMYK | 18.43, 0, 46.27, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(83.9,73.75%,31.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(83.9,84.89%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.7241,-33.5463,52.0211) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7816,20.7947,3.9969) |