Young Fern 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 | #8e4387 |
| Complementary Color | #bc71b4 |
| Color Shade: | mid green (125.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Young Fern Color. The Fennel color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Velvet Leaf (#96c193) for more calm effect. Try Endo as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bc71b4 is the best complementary color to Young Fern. 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 #71bc78 complementary color is Fuchsia Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #8fbc71 and #71bc9d. Thus found on the left and right of #71bc78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Olivine and Silver Tree colors as they work well with Young Fern.
The split-complementary Young Fern palette consists of #bc718f and #9d71bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bc71b4). Try Turkish Rose and Wisteria colors in combination with #71bc78, 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 #71bc78 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 Young Fern. Thus Old Rose and Ship Cove giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Young Fern contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuchsia Pink, Ship Cove, and Teak split by 90° on the color wheel. #71bc78 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Young Fern tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#bc71b4) and two others. The Ship Cove is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gimblet – 120° from the complementary Fuchsia Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7871bc and #b4bc71.
In a RGB color space, hex #71bc78 is made of 27% red, 45% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Young Fern has a hue angle of 125.6°, a saturation of 35.89% and a lightness of 59.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #71bc78 is made of 29.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #71bc78 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(113,188,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 45%, 29% |
| CMYK | 29.42, 0, 26.67, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(125.6,35.89%,59.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(125.6,39.89%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.0589,-37.526,27.2874) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1834,40.8332,24.1655) |