Lush Hosta is pale, 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 | #9389a3 |
| Complementary Color | #655c75 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (83.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lush Hosta Color. The Battleship Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Saladin (#7e8f69) for more energetic effect. Try Moss Point Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#655c75 is the best complementary color to Lush Hosta. 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 #6c765c complementary color is Smoky, 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 Limed Ash are #75735c and #5e755c. Thus found on the left and right of #6c765c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Crocodile and Cactus colors as they work well with Lush Hosta.
The split-complementary Lush Hosta palette consists of #725c75 and #5c5e75 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#655c75). Try Salt Box and Comet colors in combination with #6c765c, 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 #6c765c 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 Lush Hosta. Thus Falcon and Shuttle Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lush Hosta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smoky, Cutty Sark, and Russett split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c765c 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. Lush Hosta tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#655c75) and two others. The Shuttle Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sandstone – 120° from the complementary Smoky. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c6b75 and #75665c.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c765c is made of 34% red, 37% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Lush Hosta has a hue angle of 83.08°, a saturation of 12.38% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c765c is made of 3.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.19% yellow and 53.73% black ink.
| HEX | #6c765c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,118,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 37%, 29% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 0, 10.19, 53.73 |
| HSL | hsl(83.08,12.38%,41.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(83.08,22.03%,46.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.1562,-8.7907,13.0973) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5945,16.9177,12.6214) |