Parakeet Color

#78ae48

Parakeet is soft, 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 #8751b7
Complementary Color #7d48ae
Color Shade: yellow green (91.76° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.24% (better contrasting with white)
Parakeet Color Sample
Parakeet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #78ae48

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Parakeet Color. The Hidden Valley color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cabbage Patch (#93c460) for more energetic effect. Try Lattice Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7d48ae is the best complementary color to Parakeet. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #78ae48 complementary color is Studio, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sushi are #abae48 and #48ae4a. Thus found on the left and right of #78ae48 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Husk and Apple colors as they work well with Parakeet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Parakeet palette consists of #ae48ab and #4a48ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7d48ae). Try Fuchsia Pink and Blue Violet colors in combination with #78ae48, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #78ae48 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 Parakeet. Thus Cadillac and San Marino giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Parakeet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Studio, Fountain Blue, and Apple Blossom split by 90° on the color wheel. #78ae48 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Parakeet tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#7d48ae) and two others. The San Marino is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Driftwood – 120° from the complementary Studio. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4878ae and #ae7d48.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #78ae48 is made of 33% red, 48% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Parakeet has a hue angle of 91.76°, a saturation of 41.46% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #78ae48 is made of 21.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 31.76% black ink.

HEX #78ae48
RGB Decimal rgb(120,174,72)
RGB Percentage 33%, 48%, 20%
CMYK 21.18, 0, 40, 31.76
HSL hsl(91.76,41.46%,48.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(91.76,58.62%,68.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.5403,-35.2115,45.8638)
XYZ xyz(24.0515,34.7331,11.5674)
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