Sycamore Grove Color

#6a8779

Sycamore Grove is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet

Inverse Color #957886
Complementary Color #876977
Color Shade: green cyan (151.03° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.25% (better contrasting with white)
Sycamore Grove Color Sample
Sycamore Grove Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6a8779

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sycamore Grove Color. The Como color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rocky River (#5e706a) for more calm effect. Try Sandstone Grey Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#876977 is the best complementary color to Sycamore Grove. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6a8779 complementary color is Falcon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Viridian Green are #69876a and #698687. Thus found on the left and right of #6a8779 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Glade Green and Juniper colors as they work well with Sycamore Grove.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sycamore Grove palette consists of #876a69 and #876986 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#876977). Try Opium and Old Lavender colors in combination with #6a8779, 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 #6a8779 offers a combination of warm red and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sycamore Grove. Thus Makara and Rum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sycamore Grove contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Falcon, Storm Gray, and Bandicoot split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a8779 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow 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. Sycamore Grove tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#876977) and two others. The Rum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camouflage Green – 120° from the complementary Falcon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #796987 and #788769.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6a8779 is made of 29% red, 37% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Sycamore Grove has a hue angle of 151.03°, a saturation of 12.03% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a8779 is made of 11.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 47.06% black ink.

HEX #6a8779
RGB Decimal rgb(106,135,121)
RGB Percentage 29%, 37%, 33%
CMYK 11.37, 0, 5.49, 47.06
HSL hsl(151.03,12.03%,47.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(151.03,21.48%,52.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.7849,-13.3516,4.1452)
XYZ xyz(18.059,21.7726,21.3399)
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