Peeled Asparagus Color

#87a96b

Peeled Asparagus is calm, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #785694
Complementary Color #8c6aa9
Color Shade: yellow green (92.9° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.12% (better contrasting with white)
Peeled Asparagus Color Sample
Peeled Asparagus Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #87a96b

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Peeled Asparagus Color. The Norway color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Soap Green (#a0b28e) for more calm effect. Try Old Bamboo as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8c6aa9 is the best complementary color to Peeled Asparagus. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #87a96b complementary color is Wisteria, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chelsea Cucumber are #a5a96a and #6aa96e. Thus found on the left and right of #87a96b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Smoke and Aqua Forest colors as they work well with Peeled Asparagus.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Peeled Asparagus palette consists of #a96aa5 and #6d6aa9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c6aa9). Try Bouquet and Scampi colors in combination with #87a96b, 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 #87a96b offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Peeled Asparagus. Thus Turkish Rose and Bermuda Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Peeled Asparagus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wisteria, Breaker Bay, and Coral Tree split by 90° on the color wheel. #87a96b square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid 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. Peeled Asparagus tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#8c6aa9) and two others. The Bermuda Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sandal – 120° from the complementary Wisteria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a86a9 and #a98d6a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #87a96b is made of 33% red, 41% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Peeled Asparagus has a hue angle of 92.9°, a saturation of 26.5% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87a96b is made of 13.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 33.73% black ink.

HEX #87a96b
RGB Decimal rgb(135,169,107)
RGB Percentage 33%, 41%, 26%
CMYK 13.33, 0, 24.31, 33.73
HSL hsl(92.9,26.5%,54.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(92.9,36.69%,66.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.4269,-22.9713,28.2932)
XYZ xyz(26.8335,34.5884,19.1719)
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