Applegate is calm, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #753b86 |
| Complementary Color | #b379c4 |
| Color Shade: | warm green (106.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Applegate Color. The Gingko color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Nile Green (#a7c796) for more calm effect. Try Pistachio Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b379c4 is the best complementary color to Applegate. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8ac479 complementary color is East Side, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of De York are #afc479 and #79c48d. Thus found on the left and right of #8ac479 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Willow and De York colors as they work well with Applegate.
The split-complementary Applegate palette consists of #c479af and #8d79c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b379c4). Try Viola and Purple Mountain's Majesty colors in combination with #8ac479, 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 #8ac479 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Applegate. Thus Old Rose and Ship Cove giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Applegate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Side, Glacier, and Old Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #8ac479 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Applegate tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#b379c4) and two others. The Ship Cove is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gimblet – 120° from the complementary East Side. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7989c4 and #c4b379.
In a RGB color space, hex #8ac479 is made of 30% red, 43% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Applegate has a hue angle of 106.4°, a saturation of 38.86% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8ac479 is made of 22.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.41% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #8ac479 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,196,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 43%, 27% |
| CMYK | 22.74, 0, 29.41, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(106.4,38.86%,62.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(106.4,38.27%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.7163,-32.9157,31.8175) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6724,46.2636,25.2442) |