Rotting Flesh is pale, 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 | #75588a |
| Complementary Color | #9275a7 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (94.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Rotting Flesh Color. The Highland color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Irish Charm (#69905b) for more energetic effect. Try Watercress Spice as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9275a7 is the best complementary color to Rotting Flesh. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8aa775 complementary color is Lavender Purple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Asparagus are #a3a775 and #75a779. Thus found on the left and right of #8aa775 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Smoke and Amulet colors as they work well with Rotting Flesh.
The split-complementary Rotting Flesh palette consists of #a775a2 and #7975a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9275a7). Try Bouquet and Kimberly colors in combination with #8aa775, 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 #8aa775 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 Rotting Flesh. Thus Bouquet and Bermuda Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rotting Flesh contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Purple, Gumbo, and Pharlap split by 90° on the color wheel. #8aa775 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rotting Flesh tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#9275a7) and two others. The Bermuda Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Donkey Brown – 120° from the complementary Lavender Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #758aa7 and #a79275.
In a RGB color space, hex #8aa775 is made of 33% red, 40% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Rotting Flesh has a hue angle of 94.8°, a saturation of 22.12% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8aa775 is made of 11.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #8aa775 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,167,117) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 40%, 28% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 0, 19.61, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(94.8,22.12%,55.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(94.8,29.94%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.2198,-19.3414,22.6658) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5108,34.3251,22.005) |