Green Sky is calm, 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 | #7a6299 |
| Complementary Color | #7e659d |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (86.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Sky Color. The Glade color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Swedish Clover (#7b8867) for more calm effect. Try Equatorial Forest as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7e659d is the best complementary color to Green Sky. 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 #859d66 complementary color is Kimberly, 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 Asparagus are #9d9965 and #699d65. Thus found on the left and right of #859d66 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gurkha and Highland colors as they work well with Green Sky.
The split-complementary Green Sky palette consists of #99659d and #65699d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e659d). Try Trendy Pink and Kimberly colors in combination with #859d66, 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 #859d66 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 Green Sky. Thus Strikemaster and Hoki giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Green Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kimberly, Patina, and Copper Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #859d66 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. Green Sky tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#7e659d) and two others. The Hoki is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Toast – 120° from the complementary Kimberly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #65849d and #9d7d65.
In a RGB color space, hex #859d66 is made of 34% red, 40% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Green Sky has a hue angle of 86.18°, a saturation of 21.91% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #859d66 is made of 9.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #859d66 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,157,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 40%, 26% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 0, 21.57, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(86.18,21.91%,50.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(86.18,35.03%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.7058,-18.3479,26.0687) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1281,30.0598,17.1008) |