Poppy Leaf is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #775b69 |
| Complementary Color | #a48896 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (150° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Poppy Leaf Color. The Sandstone Grey Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sea Palm (#72897e) for more calm effect. Try Practice Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a48896 is the best complementary color to Poppy Leaf. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #88a496 complementary color is Mountbatten Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Envy are #88a488 and #88a4a4. Thus found on the left and right of #88a496 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Envy and Granny Smith colors as they work well with Poppy Leaf.
The split-complementary Poppy Leaf palette consists of #a48888 and #a488a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a48896). Try Pharlap and Bouquet colors in combination with #88a496, 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 #88a496 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Poppy Leaf. Thus Zorba and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Poppy Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountbatten Pink, Manatee, and Tallow split by 90° on the color wheel. #88a496 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Poppy Leaf tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#a48896) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sage – 120° from the complementary Mountbatten Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9688a4 and #96a488.
In a RGB color space, hex #88a496 is made of 30% red, 36% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Poppy Leaf has a hue angle of 150°, a saturation of 13.33% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #88a496 is made of 10.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #88a496 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,164,150) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 36%, 33% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 0, 5.49, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(150,13.33%,58.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(150,17.07%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.9524,-12.5819,4.034) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9338,33.9872,33.8894) |