Appalachian Forest 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 | #7b747f |
| Complementary Color | #86808a |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (98.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Appalachian Forest Color. The Backyard color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Old Green (#839573) for more energetic effect. Try Billowing Smoke as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#86808a is the best complementary color to Appalachian Forest. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #848b80 complementary color is Mamba, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Stack are #898a80 and #808a81. Thus found on the left and right of #848b80 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bitter and Stack colors as they work well with Appalachian Forest.
The split-complementary Appalachian Forest palette consists of #8a8089 and #81808a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#86808a). Try Monsoon and Jumbo colors in combination with #848b80, 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 #848b80 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 Appalachian Forest. Thus Suva Gray and Oslo Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Appalachian Forest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mamba, Gunsmoke, and Hurricane split by 90° on the color wheel. #848b80 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Appalachian Forest tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#86808a) and two others. The Oslo Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Natural Gray – 120° from the complementary Mamba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80848a and #8a8680.
In a RGB color space, hex #848b80 is made of 33% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Appalachian Forest has a hue angle of 98.18°, a saturation of 4.53% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #848b80 is made of 2.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #848b80 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(132,139,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 0, 4.31, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(98.18,4.53%,52.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(98.18,7.91%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.0065,-4.7183,4.9924) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6446,24.9293,24.0404) |