Nasturtium Leaf Color

#87b369

Nasturtium Leaf 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 #784c96
Complementary Color #9469b3
Color Shade: yellow green (95.68° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 55.69% (better contrasting with white)
Nasturtium Leaf Color Sample
Nasturtium Leaf Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #87b369

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Nasturtium Leaf Color. The Flat Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Praying Mantis (#a5be8f) for more calm effect. Try Dry Moss as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9469b3 is the best complementary color to Nasturtium Leaf. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #87b369 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 #acb369 and #69b370. Thus found on the left and right of #87b369 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Smoke and Fern colors as they work well with Nasturtium Leaf.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nasturtium Leaf palette consists of #b369ac and #7069b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9469b3). Try Bouquet and Deluge colors in combination with #87b369, 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 #87b369 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 Nasturtium Leaf. Thus Turkish Rose and Ship Cove giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nasturtium Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wisteria, Tradewind, and Coral Tree split by 90° on the color wheel. #87b369 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. Nasturtium Leaf tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#9469b3) and two others. The Ship Cove is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Teak – 120° from the complementary Wisteria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6987b3 and #b39569.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #87b369 is made of 32% red, 43% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Nasturtium Leaf has a hue angle of 95.68°, a saturation of 32.74% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87b369 is made of 17.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #87b369
RGB Decimal rgb(135,179,105)
RGB Percentage 32%, 43%, 25%
CMYK 17.26, 0, 29.02, 29.8
HSL hsl(95.68,32.74%,55.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(95.68,41.34%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.3225,-28.1663,33.0983)
XYZ xyz(28.6616,38.411,19.268)
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