Appleton Color

#6eb478

Appleton is calm, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue

Inverse Color #914b87
Complementary Color #b46daa
Color Shade: mid green (128.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.86% (better contrasting with white)
Appleton Color Sample
Appleton Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6eb478

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Appleton Color. The Garden Swing color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Straightforward Green (#52a550) for more energetic effect. Try Fruit Salad as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b46daa is the best complementary color to Appleton. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6eb478 complementary color is Bouquet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fern are #86b46d and #6db49b. Thus found on the left and right of #6eb478 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Olivine and Silver Tree colors as they work well with Appleton.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Appleton palette consists of #b46d86 and #9a6db4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b46daa). Try Turkish Rose and Wisteria colors in combination with #6eb478, 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 #6eb478 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Appleton. Thus Turkish Rose and Deluge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Appleton contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bouquet, Ship Cove, and Teak split by 90° on the color wheel. #6eb478 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange 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. Appleton tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#b46daa) and two others. The Deluge is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Smoke – 120° from the complementary Bouquet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #776db4 and #a9b46d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6eb478 is made of 27% red, 44% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Appleton has a hue angle of 128.57°, a saturation of 31.82% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6eb478 is made of 27.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 29.41% black ink.

HEX #6eb478
RGB Decimal rgb(110,180,120)
RGB Percentage 27%, 44%, 29%
CMYK 27.45, 0, 23.53, 29.41
HSL hsl(128.57,31.82%,56.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(128.57,38.89%,70.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.5116,-34.7999,23.8582)
XYZ xyz(26.1418,37.3136,23.5937)
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