Piquant Green is calm, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #896ca7 |
| Complementary Color | #755893 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (89.49° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Piquant Green Color. The Grassy Field color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Homeopathic (#5f7c47) for more energetic effect. Try Mossy Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#755893 is the best complementary color to Piquant Green. 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 #769358 complementary color is Deluge, 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 Asparagus are #939258 and #589358. Thus found on the left and right of #769358 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clay Creek and Hippie Green colors as they work well with Piquant Green.
The split-complementary Piquant Green palette consists of #925893 and #585893 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#755893). Try Trendy Pink and Waikawa Gray colors in combination with #769358, 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 #769358 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 Piquant Green. Thus Strikemaster and Waikawa Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Piquant Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deluge, Patina, and Au Chico split by 90° on the color wheel. #769358 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue 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. Piquant Green tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#755893) and two others. The Waikawa Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Leather – 120° from the complementary Deluge. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #587593 and #937458.
In a RGB color space, hex #769358 is made of 33% red, 42% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Piquant Green has a hue angle of 89.49°, a saturation of 25.11% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #769358 is made of 11.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 42.35% black ink.
| HEX | #769358 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(118,147,88) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 42%, 25% |
| CMYK | 11.38, 0, 23.14, 42.35 |
| HSL | hsl(89.49,25.11%,46.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(89.49,40.14%,57.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.4858,-21.0169,27.9575) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6664,25.4236,13.1032) |