Nevergreen is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #999aa9 |
| Complementary Color | #565765 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (56.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Nevergreen Color. The Aloe color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Thurman (#7f7b60) for more energetic effect. Try Iron Mountain as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#565765 is the best complementary color to Nevergreen. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #666556 complementary color is Scarpa Flow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kokoda are #655d56 and #5f6556. Thus found on the left and right of #666556 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pine Cone and Siam colors as they work well with Nevergreen.
The split-complementary Nevergreen palette consists of #5d5665 and #565f65 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#565765). Try Scarpa Flow and Shuttle Gray colors in combination with #666556, 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 #666556 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nevergreen. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nevergreen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scarpa Flow, Corduroy, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #666556 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nevergreen tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#565765) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zambezi – 120° from the complementary Scarpa Flow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #566564 and #655657.
In a RGB color space, hex #666556 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Nevergreen has a hue angle of 56.25°, a saturation of 8.51% and a lightness of 36.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #666556 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #666556 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,101,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 6.27, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(56.25,8.51%,36.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(56.25,15.69%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.4665,-2.4884,8.6463) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8129,12.804,10.6529) |