Italian Basil Color

#5f6957

Italian Basil is pale, 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 #a096a8
Complementary Color #615769
Color Shade: yellow green (93.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 37.65% (better contrasting with white)
Italian Basil Color Sample
Italian Basil Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5f6957

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Italian Basil Color. The Charcoal Smoke color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Up in Smoke (#6e706d) for more calm effect. Try Harbour Mist Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#615769 is the best complementary color to Italian Basil. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5f6957 complementary color is Salt Box, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Siam are #686957 and #576958. Thus found on the left and right of #5f6957 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kokoda and Finlandia colors as they work well with Italian Basil.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Italian Basil palette consists of #695767 and #575769 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#615769). Try Old Lavender and Mid Gray colors in combination with #5f6957, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #5f6957 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 Italian Basil. Thus Zambezi and Shuttle Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Italian Basil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Salt Box, Corduroy, and Dorado split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f6957 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Italian Basil tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#615769) and two others. The Shuttle Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Soya Bean – 120° from the complementary Salt Box. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #575f69 and #696157.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5f6957 is made of 33% red, 37% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Italian Basil has a hue angle of 93.33°, a saturation of 9.38% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f6957 is made of 3.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 58.82% black ink.

HEX #5f6957
RGB Decimal rgb(95,105,87)
RGB Percentage 33%, 37%, 30%
CMYK 3.93, 0, 7.06, 58.82
HSL hsl(93.33,9.38%,37.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(93.33,17.14%,41.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(43.0991,-7.5012,8.8494)
XYZ xyz(11.4912,13.2242,10.9637)
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