Calm Balm is soft, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #a162b8 |
| Complementary Color | #86479d |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (103.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Calm Balm Color. The Overgrown Mausoleum color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Beatnik (#5f8748) for more calm effect. Try Turtle Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#86479d is the best complementary color to Calm Balm. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5e9d47 complementary color is Affair, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Apple are #889d47 and #479d5b. Thus found on the left and right of #5e9d47 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sycamore and Fruit Salad colors as they work well with Calm Balm.
The split-complementary Calm Balm palette consists of #9d4788 and #5b479d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#86479d). Try Cannon Pink and Victoria colors in combination with #5e9d47, 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 #5e9d47 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Calm Balm. Thus Vin Rouge and San Marino giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Calm Balm contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Affair, Wedgewood, and Cape Palliser split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e9d47 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Calm Balm tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#86479d) and two others. The San Marino is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Driftwood – 120° from the complementary Affair. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #475d9d and #9d8647.
In a RGB color space, hex #5e9d47 is made of 29% red, 49% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Calm Balm has a hue angle of 103.95°, a saturation of 37.72% and a lightness of 44.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e9d47 is made of 24.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.73% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #5e9d47 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,157,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 49%, 22% |
| CMYK | 24.71, 0, 33.73, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(103.95,37.72%,44.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(103.95,54.78%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.9267,-36.8397,38.2794) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8104,26.9486,10.2241) |