De York is calm, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #7a3578 |
| Complementary Color | #c985c7 |
| Color Shade: | mid green (121.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to De York Color. The Mover & Shaker color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Garden Goddess (#99cea0) for more calm effect. Try Green Trance as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c985c7 is the best complementary color to De York. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #85ca87 complementary color is Viola, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of De York are #a5c985 and #85c9a9. Thus found on the left and right of #85ca87 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Olivine and Vista Blue colors as they work well with De York.
The split-complementary De York palette consists of #c985a5 and #a985c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c985c7). Try Viola and East Side colors in combination with #85ca87, 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 #85ca87 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the De York. Thus Old Rose and Blue Bell giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of De York contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viola, Polo Blue, and Sorrell Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #85ca87 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. De York tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#c985c7) and two others. The Blue Bell is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pine Glade – 120° from the complementary Viola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8785c9 and #c8c985.
In a RGB color space, hex #85ca87 is made of 28% red, 43% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode De York has a hue angle of 121.74°, a saturation of 39.43% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #85ca87 is made of 27.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.28% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #85ca87 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,202,135) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 43%, 29% |
| CMYK | 27.06, 0, 26.28, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(121.74,39.43%,65.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(121.74,34.16%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.4369,-35.1748,26.758) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1666,48.9769,30.5217) |