Grass Blade Color

#636f46

Grass Blade is pale, 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 #9c90b9
Complementary Color #52466f
Color Shade: cool yellow (77.56° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 35.49% (better contrasting with white)
Grass Blade Color Sample
Grass Blade Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #636f46

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Grass Blade Color. The Lone Pine color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Snip of Parsley (#718854) for more energetic effect. Try Fresh Artichoke as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#52466f is the best complementary color to Grass Blade. 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 #636f46 complementary color is Mulled Wine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dingley are #6f6646 and #4e6f46. Thus found on the left and right of #636f46 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tobacco Brown and Axolotl colors as they work well with Grass Blade.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grass Blade palette consists of #66466f and #464e6f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#52466f). Try Mulled Wine and Fiord colors in combination with #636f46, 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 #636f46 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 Grass Blade. Thus Eggplant and Blue Bayoux giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grass Blade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulled Wine, Cutty Sark, and Ferra split by 90° on the color wheel. #636f46 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool 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. Grass Blade tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#52466f) and two others. The Blue Bayoux is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tobacco Brown – 120° from the complementary Mulled Wine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #46626f and #6f5246.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #636f46 is made of 35% red, 40% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Grass Blade has a hue angle of 77.56°, a saturation of 22.65% and a lightness of 35.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #636f46 is made of 4.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 56.47% black ink.

HEX #636f46
RGB Decimal rgb(99,111,70)
RGB Percentage 35%, 40%, 25%
CMYK 4.71, 0, 16.08, 56.47
HSL hsl(77.56,22.65%,35.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(77.56,36.94%,43.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.8908,-12.0775,21.3671)
XYZ xyz(11.9355,14.4637,7.9571)
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