Grasshopper is calm, 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 | #887db5 |
| Complementary Color | #544a82 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (71.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Grasshopper Color. The Pandanus 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 saturated alternative called Heavy Khaki (#5e6a34) for more energetic effect. Try Yanagizome Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#544a82 is the best complementary color to Grasshopper. 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 #77824a complementary color is East Bay, 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 Dingley are #82714a and #5a824a. Thus found on the left and right of #77824a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow and Hippie Green colors as they work well with Grasshopper.
The split-complementary Grasshopper palette consists of #714a82 and #4a5a82 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#544a82). Try Affair and Blue Bayoux colors in combination with #77824a, 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 #77824a 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 Grasshopper. Thus Cannon Pink and Bismark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grasshopper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Bay, Faded Jade, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #77824a 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. Grasshopper tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#544a82) and two others. The Bismark is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Roman Coffee – 120° from the complementary East Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a7682 and #82554a.
In a RGB color space, hex #77824a is made of 37% red, 40% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Grasshopper has a hue angle of 71.79°, a saturation of 27.45% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #77824a is made of 4.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 49.02% black ink.
| HEX | #77824a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,130,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 40%, 23% |
| CMYK | 4.31, 0, 21.96, 49.02 |
| HSL | hsl(71.79,27.45%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(71.79,43.08%,50.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.266,-13.499,28.9142) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8264,20.3816,9.5258) |