Avocado Green is soft, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #7856dd |
| Complementary Color | #4321a9 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (75.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Avocado Green Color. The Foggy Bog color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Young Plum (#acc729) for more calm effect. Try Scallion as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4321a9 is the best complementary color to Avocado Green. Mid blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #87a922 complementary color is Daisy Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, cool yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Citron are #a98721 and #43a921. Thus found on the left and right of #87a922 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Reef Gold and Vida Loca colors as they work well with Avocado Green.
The split-complementary Avocado Green palette consists of #8721a9 and #2143a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4321a9). Try Seance and Persian Blue colors in combination with #87a922, 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 #87a922 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 Avocado Green. Thus Medium Red Violet and Eastern Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Avocado Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Daisy Bush, Jungle Green, and Maroon Flush split by 90° on the color wheel. #87a922 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Avocado Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#4321a9) and two others. The Eastern Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cognac – 120° from the complementary Daisy Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2187a9 and #a94321.
In a RGB color space, hex #87a922 is made of 40% red, 50% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Avocado Green has a hue angle of 75.11°, a saturation of 66.5% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87a922 is made of 13.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.94% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #87a922 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,169,34) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 50%, 10% |
| CMYK | 13.33, 0, 52.94, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(75.11,66.5%,39.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(75.11,79.88%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.6777,-29.6765,60.0722) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4684,33.6423,6.7174) |