Snakes in the Grass is soft, 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 | #7768e8 |
Complementary Color | #261797 |
Color Shade: | mid yellow (67.03° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 34.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Snakes in the Grass Color. The UFO Defense Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Guardian of Gardens (#88aa22) for more calm effect. Try Icky Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#261797 is the best complementary color to Snakes in the Grass. 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 #889717 complementary color is Blue Gem, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Trendy Green are #976517 and #489717. Thus found on the left and right of #889717 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hawaiian Tan and Vida Loca colors as they work well with Snakes in the Grass.
The split-complementary Snakes in the Grass palette consists of #651797 and #174797 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#261797). Try Seance and Fun Blue colors in combination with #889717, 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 #889717 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 Snakes in the Grass. Thus Violet Eggplant and Eastern Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Snakes in the Grass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Gem, Mountain Meadow, and Disco split by 90° on the color wheel. #889717 square combo is a palette of mid 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. Snakes in the Grass tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#261797) and two others. The Eastern Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tamarillo – 120° from the complementary Blue Gem. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #178797 and #972617.
In a RGB color space, hex #889717 is made of 44% red, 49% green and 7% blue. In a HSL mode Snakes in the Grass has a hue angle of 67.03°, a saturation of 73.56% and a lightness of 34.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #889717 is made of 5.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.2% yellow and 40.78% black ink.
HEX | #889717 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(136,151,23) |
RGB Percentage | 44%, 49%, 7% |
CMYK | 5.89, 0, 50.2, 40.78 |
HSL | hsl(67.03,73.56%,34.12%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(67.03,84.77%,59.22%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(59.3696,-20.811,58.4309) |
XYZ | xyz(21.3746,27.4293,4.9784) |