Pepper Grass is soft, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #8362b8 |
| Complementary Color | #67479d |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (83.02° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pepper Grass Color. The Spring Sprout color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Makin it Rain (#88bb55) for more energetic effect. Try Ultra Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#67479d is the best complementary color to Pepper Grass. 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 #7c9d47 complementary color is Butterfly Bush, 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 Chelsea Cucumber are #9d9347 and #509d47. Thus found on the left and right of #7c9d47 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sycamore and Fruit Salad colors as they work well with Pepper Grass.
The split-complementary Pepper Grass palette consists of #93479d and #47509d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#67479d). Try Affair and Victoria colors in combination with #7c9d47, 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 #7c9d47 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pepper Grass. Thus Cannon Pink and Wedgewood giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pepper Grass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Butterfly Bush, Ocean Green, and Copper Rust split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c9d47 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pepper Grass tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#67479d) and two others. The Wedgewood is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Palliser – 120° from the complementary Butterfly Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #477b9d and #9d6847.
In a RGB color space, hex #7c9d47 is made of 35% red, 45% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Pepper Grass has a hue angle of 83.02°, a saturation of 37.72% and a lightness of 44.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c9d47 is made of 12.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.73% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #7c9d47 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(124,157,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 45%, 20% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 0, 33.73, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(83.02,37.72%,44.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(83.02,54.78%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.6525,-25.7167,40.7453) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5065,28.854,10.3971) |