Lavender Leaf Green Color

#8c9180

Lavender Leaf Green is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #736e7f
Complementary Color #848091
Color Shade: cool yellow (77.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.53% (better contrasting with white)
Lavender Leaf Green Color Sample
Lavender Leaf Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8c9180

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lavender Leaf Green Color. The Stone Mason color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Velvet Green Grey (#737866) for more energetic effect. Try Burdock as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#848091 is the best complementary color to Lavender Leaf Green. Mid blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8c9180 complementary color is Topaz, 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 Bitter are #918d80 and #839180. Thus found on the left and right of #8c9180 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Natural Gray and Stack colors as they work well with Lavender Leaf Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lavender Leaf Green palette consists of #8d8091 and #808391 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#848091). Try Mamba and Waterloo colors in combination with #8c9180, 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 #8c9180 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 Lavender Leaf Green. Thus Venus and Oslo Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lavender Leaf Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Topaz, Blue Smoke, and Hurricane split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c9180 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, mid 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. Lavender Leaf Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#848091) and two others. The Oslo Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Schooner – 120° from the complementary Topaz. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #808c91 and #918480.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8c9180 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Lavender Leaf Green has a hue angle of 77.65°, a saturation of 7.17% and a lightness of 53.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c9180 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 43.14% black ink.

HEX #8c9180
RGB Decimal rgb(140,145,128)
RGB Percentage 34%, 35%, 31%
CMYK 1.96, 0, 6.66, 43.14
HSL hsl(77.65,7.17%,53.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(77.65,11.72%,56.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.3288,-5.032,8.3987)
XYZ xyz(24.8369,27.3848,24.3988)
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