Chelsea Cucumber is calm, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #7756a4 |
| Complementary Color | #7b5aa9 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (85.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Chelsea Cucumber Color. The Vegetarian Veteran 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 Fresh Guacamole (#a2b07e) for more calm effect. Try Piquant Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7b5aa9 is the best complementary color to Chelsea Cucumber. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #88a95b complementary color is Deluge, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chelsea Cucumber are #a9a35a and #61a95a. Thus found on the left and right of #88a95b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Teak and Fruit Salad colors as they work well with Chelsea Cucumber.
The split-complementary Chelsea Cucumber palette consists of #a25aa9 and #5a61a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b5aa9). Try Wisteria and Scampi colors in combination with #88a95b, 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 #88a95b offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chelsea Cucumber. Thus Tapestry and Horizon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chelsea Cucumber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deluge, Breaker Bay, and Matrix split by 90° on the color wheel. #88a95b square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chelsea Cucumber tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#7b5aa9) and two others. The Horizon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Muesli – 120° from the complementary Deluge. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a87a9 and #a97b5a.
In a RGB color space, hex #88a95b is made of 34% red, 43% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Chelsea Cucumber has a hue angle of 85.38°, a saturation of 31.2% and a lightness of 50.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #88a95b is made of 12.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.58% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #88a95b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,169,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 43%, 23% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 0, 30.58, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(85.38,31.2%,50.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(85.38,46.15%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.2517,-24.695,36.4561) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2296,34.3655,15.1483) |