Calliste Green is pale, 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 | #8a85b1 |
| Complementary Color | #524e7a |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (66.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Calliste Green Color. The Incense Cedar color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Down-to-Earth (#5c6242) for more calm effect. Try Pretty Maiden as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#524e7a is the best complementary color to Calliste 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 #757a4e complementary color is Mulled Wine, 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 Go Ben are #7a694e and #5f7a4e. Thus found on the left and right of #757a4e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow and Dingley colors as they work well with Calliste Green.
The split-complementary Calliste Green palette consists of #694e7a and #4e5f7a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#524e7a). Try Smoky and Blue Bayoux colors in combination with #757a4e, 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 #757a4e 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 Calliste Green. Thus Falcon and Cutty Sark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Calliste Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulled Wine, Como, and Ferra split by 90° on the color wheel. #757a4e 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. Calliste Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#524e7a) and two others. The Cutty Sark is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Roman Coffee – 120° from the complementary Mulled Wine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4e757a and #7a534e.
In a RGB color space, hex #757a4e is made of 37% red, 38% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Calliste Green has a hue angle of 66.82°, a saturation of 22% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #757a4e is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.25% yellow and 52.16% black ink.
| HEX | #757a4e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(117,122,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 38%, 25% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0, 17.25, 52.16 |
| HSL | hsl(66.82,22%,39.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(66.82,36.07%,47.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.7992,-9.4465,23.4994) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.6708,18.251,9.9046) |