Bladerunner Color

#6a8561

Bladerunner is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or cool blue

Inverse Color #957a9e
Complementary Color #7c6185
Color Shade: yellow green (105° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 45.1% (better contrasting with white)
Bladerunner Color Sample
Bladerunner Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6a8561

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Bladerunner Color. The Fir Spruce Green 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 Camo Clay (#747f71) for more calm effect. Try Green Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7c6185 is the best complementary color to Bladerunner. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6a8561 complementary color is Rum, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Glade Green are #7c8561 and #61856a. Thus found on the left and right of #6a8561 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flax Smoke and Viridian Green colors as they work well with Bladerunner.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bladerunner palette consists of #85617b and #6a6185 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c6185). Try Falcon and Dolphin colors in combination with #6a8561, 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 #6a8561 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bladerunner. Thus Falcon and Comet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bladerunner contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rum, Slate Gray, and Sand Dune split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a8561 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. Bladerunner tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#7c6185) and two others. The Comet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Clay Creek – 120° from the complementary Rum. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #616985 and #857c61.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6a8561 is made of 32% red, 40% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Bladerunner has a hue angle of 105°, a saturation of 15.65% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a8561 is made of 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 47.84% black ink.

HEX #6a8561
RGB Decimal rgb(106,133,97)
RGB Percentage 32%, 40%, 29%
CMYK 10.59, 0, 14.12, 47.84
HSL hsl(105,15.65%,45.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(105,27.07%,52.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.6221,-16.9232,16.3312)
XYZ xyz(16.4891,20.7023,14.4361)
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