Leaf 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 | #8e55cb |
| Complementary Color | #6d34aa |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (88.98° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Leaf Color. The Midsummer Field color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Aromatic Herbs (#98c945) for more energetic effect. Try Overgrowth as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6d34aa is the best complementary color to Leaf. 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 #71aa34 complementary color is Royal Purple, 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 Sushi are #aaa834 and #36aa34. Thus found on the left and right of #71aa34 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Alpine and Apple colors as they work well with Leaf.
The split-complementary Leaf palette consists of #a834aa and #3435aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d34aa). Try Vivid Violet and Governor Bay colors in combination with #71aa34, 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 #71aa34 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 Leaf. Thus Royal Heath and Astral giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Purple, Keppel, and Medium Carmine split by 90° on the color wheel. #71aa34 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. Leaf tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#6d34aa) and two others. The Astral is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Copper – 120° from the complementary Royal Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3470aa and #aa6d34.
In a RGB color space, hex #71aa34 is made of 34% red, 51% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Leaf has a hue angle of 88.98°, a saturation of 53.15% and a lightness of 43.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #71aa34 is made of 22.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 46.28% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #71aa34 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(113,170,52) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 51%, 16% |
| CMYK | 22.36, 0, 46.28, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(88.98,53.15%,43.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(88.98,69.41%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.7606,-37.7122,52.4648) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8046,32.5081,8.3743) |