Bold Avocado Color

#879550

Bold Avocado is calm, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #786aaf
Complementary Color #5d5095
Color Shade: mid yellow (72.17° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.9% (better contrasting with white)
Bold Avocado Color Sample
Bold Avocado Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #879550

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Bold Avocado Color. The Hot Dog Relish color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called April Green (#a9b062) for more energetic effect. Try Healing Plant as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5d5095 is the best complementary color to Bold Avocado. 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 #879550 complementary color is Butterfly Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Asparagus are #958050 and #649550. Thus found on the left and right of #879550 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Barley Corn and Hippie Green colors as they work well with Bold Avocado.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bold Avocado palette consists of #805095 and #506495 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d5095). Try Affair and Kashmir Blue colors in combination with #879550, 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 #879550 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bold Avocado. Thus Strikemaster and Smalt Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bold Avocado contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Butterfly Bush, Aqua Forest, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #879550 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta 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. Bold Avocado tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#5d5095) and two others. The Smalt Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Leather – 120° from the complementary Butterfly Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #508795 and #955e50.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #879550 is made of 37% red, 41% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Bold Avocado has a hue angle of 72.17°, a saturation of 30.13% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #879550 is made of 5.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 41.57% black ink.

HEX #879550
RGB Decimal rgb(135,149,80)
RGB Percentage 37%, 41%, 22%
CMYK 5.49, 0, 27.06, 41.57
HSL hsl(72.17,30.13%,44.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(72.17,46.31%,58.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.182,-16.1974,34.6084)
XYZ xyz(22.1871,27.225,11.675)
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