Leaf Tea is calm, 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 | #9682b3 |
| Complementary Color | #604c7c |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (84.49° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Leaf Tea Color. The Olympia Ivy color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Jalapeño Bouquet (#576648) for more calm effect. Try Gretna Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#604c7c is the best complementary color to Leaf Tea. 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 #697d4c complementary color is Mulled Wine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #7c784c and #507c4c. Thus found on the left and right of #697d4c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow and Hippie Green colors as they work well with Leaf Tea.
The split-complementary Leaf Tea palette consists of #784c7c and #4c507c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#604c7c). Try Affair and East Bay colors in combination with #697d4c, 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 #697d4c 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 Leaf Tea. Thus Cannon Pink and Blue Bayoux giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Leaf Tea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulled Wine, Cutty Sark, and Ferra split by 90° on the color wheel. #697d4c square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Leaf Tea tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#604c7c) and two others. The Blue Bayoux is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Roman Coffee – 120° from the complementary Mulled Wine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c697c and #7c604c.
In a RGB color space, hex #697d4c is made of 34% red, 41% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Leaf Tea has a hue angle of 84.49°, a saturation of 24.38% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #697d4c is made of 7.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.22% yellow and 50.98% black ink.
| HEX | #697d4c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,125,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 41%, 25% |
| CMYK | 7.84, 0, 19.22, 50.98 |
| HSL | hsl(84.49,24.38%,39.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(84.49,39.2%,49.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.7285,-16.3697,24.3506) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4638,18.1923,9.5866) |