Crisp Capsicum is calm, 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 | #a291c4 |
| Complementary Color | #4c3b6e |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (80° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 33.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Crisp Capsicum Color. The Grasshopper 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 Swamp Moss (#698339) for more energetic effect. Try Trefoil as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4c3b6e is the best complementary color to Crisp Capsicum. 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 #5d6e3b complementary color is East Bay, 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 Chalet Green are #6e653b and #436e3b. Thus found on the left and right of #5d6e3b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Yellow Metal and Chalet Green colors as they work well with Crisp Capsicum.
The split-complementary Crisp Capsicum palette consists of #653b6e and #3b436e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c3b6e). Try Voodoo and East Bay colors in combination with #5d6e3b, 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 #5d6e3b 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 Crisp Capsicum. Thus Cosmic and William giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crisp Capsicum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Bay, William, and Buccaneer split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d6e3b 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. Crisp Capsicum tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#4c3b6e) and two others. The William is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shingle Fawn – 120° from the complementary East Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3b5d6e and #6e4c3b.
In a RGB color space, hex #5d6e3b is made of 35% red, 42% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Crisp Capsicum has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 30.18% and a lightness of 33.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d6e3b is made of 6.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 56.86% black ink.
| HEX | #5d6e3b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(93,110,59) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 42%, 23% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 0, 20, 56.86 |
| HSL | hsl(80,30.18%,33.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(80,46.36%,43.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.9372,-15.5804,26.2849) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8795,13.7948,6.2269) |