Salad 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 | #74598c |
| Complementary Color | #8d73a6 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (91.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Salad Color. The Reseda color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Schist (#a9b497) for more calm effect. Try Watercress Spice as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8d73a6 is the best complementary color to Salad. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8ba673 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 #a4a673 and #73a674. Thus found on the left and right of #8ba673 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Smoke and Amulet colors as they work well with Salad.
The split-complementary Salad palette consists of #a673a4 and #7473a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d73a6). Try Bouquet and Kimberly colors in combination with #8ba673, 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 #8ba673 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 Salad. Thus Bouquet and Bermuda Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salad contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Purple, Gumbo, and Coral Tree split by 90° on the color wheel. #8ba673 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. Salad tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#8d73a6) 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 #738ba6 and #a68e73.
In a RGB color space, hex #8ba673 is made of 33% red, 40% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Salad has a hue angle of 91.76°, a saturation of 22.27% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8ba673 is made of 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #8ba673 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,166,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 40%, 27% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 0, 20, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(91.76,22.27%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(91.76,30.72%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.9619,-18.7625,23.4173) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3782,33.9992,21.3392) |