Watercress Spice is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #8b7396 |
| Complementary Color | #80698c |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (101.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Watercress Spice Color. The Fir Spruce Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Willow Grove (#65745d) for more calm effect. Try Vineyard Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#80698c is the best complementary color to Watercress Spice. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #748c69 complementary color is Rum, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Highland are #858c69 and #698c6f. Thus found on the left and right of #748c69 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Avocado and Viridian Green colors as they work well with Watercress Spice.
The split-complementary Watercress Spice palette consists of #8c6985 and #6f698c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80698c). Try Strikemaster and Rum colors in combination with #748c69, 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 #748c69 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Watercress Spice. Thus Opium and Slate Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Watercress Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rum, Juniper, and Opium split by 90° on the color wheel. #748c69 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Watercress Spice tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#80698c) and two others. The Slate Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Makara – 120° from the complementary Rum. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #69738c and #8c8169.
In a RGB color space, hex #748c69 is made of 32% red, 39% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Watercress Spice has a hue angle of 101.14°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #748c69 is made of 9.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.72% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #748c69 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,140,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 39%, 29% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 0, 13.72, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(101.14,14.29%,48.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(101.14,25%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.5726,-15.482,15.9391) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1303,23.4891,16.8902) |