Italian Buckthorn Color

#6b8c23

Italian Buckthorn is soft, 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 #9473dc
Complementary Color #44228c
Color Shade: cool yellow (78.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.31% (better contrasting with white)
Italian Buckthorn Color Sample
Italian Buckthorn Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6b8c23

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Italian Buckthorn Color. The Elven Olympics color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Castelvetrano Olive (#677727) for more calm effect. Try Spring Vegetables as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#44228c is the best complementary color to Italian Buckthorn. 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 #6b8c23 complementary color is Daisy Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Olive Drab are #8c7822 and #368c22. Thus found on the left and right of #6b8c23 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kumera and Forest Green colors as they work well with Italian Buckthorn.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Italian Buckthorn palette consists of #78228c and #22368c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#44228c). Try Seance and Jacksons Purple colors in combination with #6b8c23, 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 #6b8c23 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 Italian Buckthorn. Thus Disco and Jelly Bean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Italian Buckthorn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Daisy Bush, Elm, and Old Brick split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b8c23 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool 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. Italian Buckthorn tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#44228c) and two others. The Jelly Bean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cumin – 120° from the complementary Daisy Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #226a8c and #8c4422.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6b8c23 is made of 38% red, 50% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Italian Buckthorn has a hue angle of 78.86°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 34.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b8c23 is made of 12.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.17% yellow and 45.1% black ink.

HEX #6b8c23
RGB Decimal rgb(107,140,35)
RGB Percentage 38%, 50%, 12%
CMYK 12.94, 0, 41.17, 45.1
HSL hsl(78.86,60%,34.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(78.86,75%,54.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.0305,-27.2538,49.0875)
XYZ xyz(15.7449,22.0033,5.0073)
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