Sea Turtle is calm, 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 | #7e75bf |
| Complementary Color | #48408a |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (67.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Turtle Color. The Fresh Apple 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 Do Not Disturb (#99a456) for more calm effect. Try Overt Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#48408a is the best complementary color to Sea Turtle. 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 #818a40 complementary color is Victoria, 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 Sycamore are #8a6d40 and #5c8a40. Thus found on the left and right of #818a40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Mix and Fern Green colors as they work well with Sea Turtle.
The split-complementary Sea Turtle palette consists of #6e408a and #405c8a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#48408a). Try Affair and East Bay colors in combination with #818a40, 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 #818a40 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 Sea Turtle. Thus Cannon Pink and Ming giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Turtle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Victoria, Viridian, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #818a40 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. Sea Turtle tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#48408a) and two others. The Ming is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ironstone – 120° from the complementary Victoria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40808a and #8a4940.
In a RGB color space, hex #818a40 is made of 39% red, 42% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Turtle has a hue angle of 67.3°, a saturation of 36.63% and a lightness of 39.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #818a40 is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #818a40 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(129,138,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 42%, 19% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 0, 29.02, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(67.3,36.63%,39.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(67.3,53.62%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.2923,-14.597,38.0269) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0672,23.2143,8.3263) |