Koi Pond Color

#797f63

Koi Pond 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 #86809c
Complementary Color #69637e
Color Shade: mid yellow (72.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.31% (better contrasting with white)
Koi Pond Color Sample
Koi Pond Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #797f63

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Koi Pond Color. The Fiddle Leaf color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Coal Miner (#777872) for more calm effect. Try Strong Olive as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#69637e is the best complementary color to Koi Pond. 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 #797f63 complementary color is Dolphin, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Flax Smoke are #7e7663 and #6a7e63. Thus found on the left and right of #797f63 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pablo and Willow Grove colors as they work well with Koi Pond.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Koi Pond palette consists of #77637e and #636a7e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#69637e). Try Rum and Shuttle Gray colors in combination with #797f63, 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 #797f63 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 Koi Pond. Thus Old Lavender and Nevada giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Koi Pond contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dolphin, Viridian Green, and Falcon split by 90° on the color wheel. #797f63 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta 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. Koi Pond tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#69637e) and two others. The Nevada is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sand Dune – 120° from the complementary Dolphin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #63797e and #7e6963.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #797f63 is made of 35% red, 37% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Koi Pond has a hue angle of 72.86°, a saturation of 12.39% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #797f63 is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 50.2% black ink.

HEX #797f63
RGB Decimal rgb(121,127,99)
RGB Percentage 35%, 37%, 29%
CMYK 2.35, 0, 10.98, 50.2
HSL hsl(72.86,12.39%,44.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(72.86,22.05%,49.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.0002,-7.4335,14.5058)
XYZ xyz(17.7267,20.1445,14.7584)
;