Portuguese Green is soft, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #8e86ef |
| Complementary Color | #171078 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (64.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 26.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Portuguese Green Color. The Worn Olive color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Brown Green (#706c11) for more calm effect. Try Trendy Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#171078 is the best complementary color to Portuguese Green. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #717910 complementary color is Deep Koamaru, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Olivetone are #784c10 and #3c7810. Thus found on the left and right of #717910 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Raw Umber and Bilbao colors as they work well with Portuguese Green.
The split-complementary Portuguese Green palette consists of #4c1078 and #103c78 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#171078). Try Persian Indigo and Chathams Blue colors in combination with #717910, 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 #717910 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Portuguese Green. Thus Disco and Surfie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Portuguese Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deep Koamaru, Jewel, and Rose Bud Cherry split by 90° on the color wheel. #717910 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Portuguese Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#171078) and two others. The Surfie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dark Tan – 120° from the complementary Deep Koamaru. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #107078 and #781810.
In a RGB color space, hex #717910 is made of 45% red, 48% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Portuguese Green has a hue angle of 64.57°, a saturation of 76.64% and a lightness of 26.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #717910 is made of 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.18% yellow and 52.55% black ink.
| HEX | #717910 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(113,121,16) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 48%, 6% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 0, 41.18, 52.55 |
| HSL | hsl(64.57,76.64%,26.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(64.57,86.78%,47.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.5396,-15.7685,50.2684) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.741,17.2229,3.0903) |