Mesmerize Color

#8e9074

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

Inverse Color #716f8b
Complementary Color #757390
Color Shade: mid yellow (64.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.98% (better contrasting with white)
Mesmerize Color Sample
Mesmerize Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8e9074

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mesmerize Color. The New Bamboo color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called November Green (#767764) for more calm effect. Try Wall Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#757390 is the best complementary color to Mesmerize. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8e9074 complementary color is Waterloo , as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bitter are #908373 and #809073. Thus found on the left and right of #8e9074 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stonewall and Battleship Gray colors as they work well with Mesmerize.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mesmerize palette consists of #837390 and #738090 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#757390). Try Mobster and Slate Gray colors in combination with #8e9074, 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 #8e9074 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mesmerize. Thus Mountbatten Pink and Juniper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mesmerize contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waterloo , Blue Smoke, and Bazaar split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e9074 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta 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. Mesmerize tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#757390) and two others. The Juniper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hemp – 120° from the complementary Waterloo . This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #738e90 and #907573.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8e9074 is made of 35% red, 36% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Mesmerize has a hue angle of 64.29°, a saturation of 11.2% and a lightness of 50.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e9074 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 43.53% black ink.

HEX #8e9074
RGB Decimal rgb(142,144,116)
RGB Percentage 35%, 36%, 29%
CMYK 0.78, 0, 10.98, 43.53
HSL hsl(64.29,11.2%,50.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(64.29,19.44%,56.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.9357,-5.7406,14.6698)
XYZ xyz(24.281,26.9583,20.4467)
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