Nasturtium Shoot Color

#869f49

Nasturtium Shoot 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 #7960b6
Complementary Color #62499e
Color Shade: cool yellow (77.44° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 45.49% (better contrasting with white)
Nasturtium Shoot Color Sample
Nasturtium Shoot Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #869f49

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Nasturtium Shoot Color. The Laird color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Green Suede (#73884d) for more calm effect. Try Chinese Money Plant as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#62499e is the best complementary color to Nasturtium Shoot. 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 #869f49 complementary color is Butterfly Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chelsea Cucumber are #9e8d49 and #5a9e49. Thus found on the left and right of #869f49 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Driftwood and Fruit Salad colors as they work well with Nasturtium Shoot.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nasturtium Shoot palette consists of #8d499e and #495a9e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#62499e). Try Affair and San Marino colors in combination with #869f49, 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 #869f49 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 Nasturtium Shoot. Thus Tapestry and Wedgewood giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nasturtium Shoot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Butterfly Bush, Ocean Green, and Copper Rust split by 90° on the color wheel. #869f49 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm 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. Nasturtium Shoot tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#62499e) and two others. The Wedgewood is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Palliser – 120° from the complementary Butterfly Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49859e and #9e6249.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #869f49 is made of 37% red, 43% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Nasturtium Shoot has a hue angle of 77.44°, a saturation of 37.07% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #869f49 is made of 9.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.72% yellow and 37.65% black ink.

HEX #869f49
RGB Decimal rgb(134,159,73)
RGB Percentage 37%, 43%, 20%
CMYK 9.8, 0, 33.72, 37.65
HSL hsl(77.44,37.07%,45.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(77.44,54.09%,62.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.9513,-22.4795,41.4611)
XYZ xyz(23.4323,30.3456,10.9256)
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