German Hop Color

#89ac27

German Hop is soft, 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 #7653d8
Complementary Color #4927ac
Color Shade: cool yellow (75.79° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.37% (better contrasting with white)
German Hop Color Sample
German Hop Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #89ac27

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to German Hop Color. The Lucky Lime color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Atlantis (#97cd2d) for more energetic effect. Try Thick Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4927ac is the best complementary color to German Hop. 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 #89ac27 complementary color is Daisy Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Citron are #ac8c27 and #46ac27. Thus found on the left and right of #89ac27 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Alpine and Vida Loca colors as they work well with German Hop.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary German Hop palette consists of #8c27ac and #2746ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4927ac). Try Seance and Governor Bay colors in combination with #89ac27, 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 #89ac27 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 German Hop. Thus Medium Red Violet and Jelly Bean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of German Hop contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Daisy Bush, Jungle Green, and Tall Poppy split by 90° on the color wheel. #89ac27 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool 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. German Hop tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#4927ac) and two others. The Jelly Bean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paarl – 120° from the complementary Daisy Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2788ac and #ac4a27.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #89ac27 is made of 39% red, 49% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode German Hop has a hue angle of 75.79°, a saturation of 63.03% and a lightness of 41.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #89ac27 is made of 13.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.16% yellow and 32.55% black ink.

HEX #89ac27
RGB Decimal rgb(137,172,39)
RGB Percentage 39%, 49%, 11%
CMYK 13.72, 0, 52.16, 32.55
HSL hsl(75.79,63.03%,41.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(75.79,77.33%,67.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.7252,-30.0562,59.5501)
XYZ xyz(25.4353,34.9699,7.3287)
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