Limerick is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #897a84 |
| Complementary Color | #857680 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (140° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Limerick Color. The Army Canvas color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Comfrey (#5b7961) for more energetic effect. Try On the Moor as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#857680 is the best complementary color to Limerick. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #76857b complementary color is Suva Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Xanadu are #788576 and #768582. Thus found on the left and right of #76857b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Xanadu and Blue Smoke colors as they work well with Limerick.
The split-complementary Limerick palette consists of #857678 and #827685 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#857680). Try Empress and Mobster colors in combination with #76857b, 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 #76857b offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Limerick. Thus Hurricane and Topaz giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Limerick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Suva Gray, Storm Gray, and Friar Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #76857b square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Limerick tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#857680) and two others. The Topaz is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bitter – 120° from the complementary Suva Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7b7685 and #808576.
In a RGB color space, hex #76857b is made of 32% red, 36% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Limerick has a hue angle of 140°, a saturation of 5.98% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #76857b is made of 5.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #76857b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(118,133,123) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 36%, 33% |
| CMYK | 5.89, 0, 3.92, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(140,5.98%,49.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(140,11.28%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.0871,-7.5372,3.5303) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4339,22.0567,21.972) |