Cressida 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 | #755183 |
| Complementary Color | #9f7cae |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (103.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Cressida Color. The Reseda Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Norway (#a8bd9f) for more calm effect. Try Laurel Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9f7cae is the best complementary color to Cressida. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8aae7c 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 Amulet are #a3ae7c and #7cae87. Thus found on the left and right of #8aae7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Smoke and Bay Leaf colors as they work well with Cressida.
The split-complementary Cressida palette consists of #ae7ca3 and #877cae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9f7cae). Try Bouquet and Lavender Purple colors in combination with #8aae7c, 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 #8aae7c 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 Cressida. Thus Bouquet and Wild Blue Yonder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cressida contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Purple, Bali Hai, and Sandrift split by 90° on the color wheel. #8aae7c 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. Cressida tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#9f7cae) and two others. The Wild Blue Yonder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mongoose – 120° from the complementary Lavender Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c8aae and #aea07c.
In a RGB color space, hex #8aae7c is made of 32% red, 40% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Cressida has a hue angle of 103.2°, a saturation of 23.58% and a lightness of 58.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8aae7c is made of 14.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #8aae7c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,174,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 40%, 28% |
| CMYK | 14.12, 0, 19.61, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(103.2,23.58%,58.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(103.2,28.74%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.3749,-21.7824,21.7837) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2554,37.1306,24.6938) |