Oil Green 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 | #7f7a92 |
| Complementary Color | #726c85 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (72.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Oil Green Color. The Renkon Beige color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Heavy Rain (#898a86) for more calm effect. Try Illusive Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#726c85 is the best complementary color to Oil Green. 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 #80856d complementary color is Rum, 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 Bitter are #857e6c and #73856c. Thus found on the left and right of #80856d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Makara and Camouflage Green colors as they work well with Oil Green.
The split-complementary Oil Green palette consists of #7e6c85 and #6c7385 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#726c85). Try Rum and Storm Gray colors in combination with #80856d, 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 #80856d 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 Oil Green. Thus Old Lavender and Sirocco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oil Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rum, Blue Smoke, and Spicy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #80856d 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. Oil Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#726c85) and two others. The Sirocco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Americano – 120° from the complementary Rum. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c8085 and #85716c.
In a RGB color space, hex #80856d is made of 35% red, 36% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Oil Green has a hue angle of 72.5°, a saturation of 9.92% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #80856d is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #80856d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,133,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 36%, 29% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0, 9.41, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(72.5,9.92%,47.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(72.5,18.05%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.5205,-6.3251,12.3356) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0499,22.4684,17.7481) |