Linden Spear 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 | #71667a |
| Complementary Color | #908599 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (93° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Linden Spear Color. The T-Rex Fossil color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Money (#7b9a6d) for more energetic effect. Try Retreat as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#908599 is the best complementary color to Linden Spear. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8e9985 complementary color is Mamba, 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 Lemon Grass are #989985 and #859986. Thus found on the left and right of #8e9985 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lemon Grass and Spanish Green colors as they work well with Linden Spear.
The split-complementary Linden Spear palette consists of #998598 and #868599 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#908599). Try Venus and Waterloo colors in combination with #8e9985, 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 #8e9985 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 Linden Spear. Thus Mountbatten Pink and Regent Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Linden Spear contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mamba, Granny Smith, and Bazaar split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e9985 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. Linden Spear tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#908599) and two others. The Regent Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Oyster – 120° from the complementary Mamba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #858e99 and #999085.
In a RGB color space, hex #8e9985 is made of 33% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Linden Spear has a hue angle of 93°, a saturation of 8.93% and a lightness of 56.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e9985 is made of 4.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #8e9985 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(142,153,133) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 36%, 31% |
| CMYK | 4.31, 0, 7.84, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(93,8.93%,56.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(93,13.07%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.8493,-7.7679,9.1754) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7802,30.2267,26.6132) |