New Shoot Color

#869e3e

New Shoot is soft, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, cool red or mid cyan

Inverse Color #7961c1
Complementary Color #563e9e
Color Shade: mid yellow (75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.14% (better contrasting with white)
New Shoot Color Sample
New Shoot Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #869e3e

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to New Shoot Color. The Laird color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Funky Frog (#98bd3c) for more energetic effect. Try Green Caterpillar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#563e9e is the best complementary color to New Shoot. 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 #869e3e complementary color is Gigas, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sushi are #9e863e and #559e3e. Thus found on the left and right of #869e3e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sycamore and Apple colors as they work well with New Shoot.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary New Shoot palette consists of #863e9e and #3e559e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#563e9e). Try Vivid Violet and Chambray colors in combination with #869e3e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #869e3e offers a combination of warm magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the New Shoot. Thus Rouge and Steel Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of New Shoot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gigas, Ocean Green, and Vin Rouge split by 90° on the color wheel. #869e3e square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and cool red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. New Shoot tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#563e9e) and two others. The Steel Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sepia Skin – 120° from the complementary Gigas. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e869e and #9e563e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #869e3e is made of 38% red, 45% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode New Shoot has a hue angle of 75°, a saturation of 43.64% and a lightness of 43.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #869e3e is made of 9.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.65% yellow and 38.04% black ink.

HEX #869e3e
RGB Decimal rgb(134,158,62)
RGB Percentage 38%, 45%, 18%
CMYK 9.41, 0, 37.65, 38.04
HSL hsl(75,43.64%,43.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(75,60.76%,61.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.5418,-22.98,46.2037)
XYZ xyz(22.9279,29.8699,9.1145)
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