Citronella is calm, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #948 |
| Complementary Color | #bb66a9 |
| Color Shade: | mid green (132° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Citronella Color. The Shiny Shamrock color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Country Weekend (#88c096) for more calm effect. Try Willow Hedge as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bb66a9 is the best complementary color to Citronella. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6b7 complementary color is Fuchsia Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #7fbb66 and #66bba1. Thus found on the left and right of #6b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mantis and Tradewind colors as they work well with Citronella.
The split-complementary Citronella palette consists of #bb667f and #a166bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bb66a9). Try Tapestry and Wisteria colors in combination with #6b7, 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 #6b7 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Citronella. Thus White and Blue Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Citronella contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuchsia Pink, Ship Cove, and Husk split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b7 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Citronella tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#bb66a9) and two others. The Blue Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gimblet – 120° from the complementary Fuchsia Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7666bb and #a9bb66.
In a RGB color space, hex #66bb77 is made of 25% red, 46% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Citronella has a hue angle of 132°, a saturation of 38.46% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #66bb77 is made of 33.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.66% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #66bb77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,187,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 46%, 29% |
| CMYK | 33.33, 0, 26.66, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(132,38.46%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(132,45.45%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.2534,-40.5026,26.6571) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5796,39.6973,23.7142) |