Wild Thyme Color

#7e9c6f

Wild Thyme is pale, 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 #816390
Complementary Color #8d6f9c
Color Shade: yellow green (100° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.35% (better contrasting with white)
Wild Thyme Color Sample
Wild Thyme Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7e9c6f

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Wild Thyme Color. The Chlorosis color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Olive Leaf Tea (#78866b) for more calm effect. Try Wreath as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8d6f9c is the best complementary color to Wild Thyme. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7e9c6f complementary color is Trendy Pink, 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 Highland are #949c6f and #6f9c76. Thus found on the left and right of #7e9c6f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gurkha and Amulet colors as they work well with Wild Thyme.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wild Thyme palette consists of #9c6f94 and #766f9c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d6f9c). Try Strikemaster and Kimberly colors in combination with #7e9c6f, 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 #7e9c6f 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 Wild Thyme. Thus Bazaar and Lynch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wild Thyme contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Trendy Pink, Gothic, and Pharlap split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e9c6f 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. Wild Thyme tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#8d6f9c) and two others. The Lynch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Oyster – 120° from the complementary Trendy Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f7d9c and #9c8d6f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7e9c6f is made of 32% red, 40% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Wild Thyme has a hue angle of 100°, a saturation of 18.52% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e9c6f is made of 11.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 38.82% black ink.

HEX #7e9c6f
RGB Decimal rgb(126,156,111)
RGB Percentage 32%, 40%, 28%
CMYK 11.77, 0, 17.65, 38.82
HSL hsl(100,18.52%,52.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(100,28.85%,61.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.0983,-19.1166,20.2428)
XYZ xyz(23.3619,29.3603,19.4747)
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