Geranium Leaf is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #6f538b |
| Complementary Color | #8f73ac |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (90° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Geranium Leaf Color. The Vegetarian Veteran 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 soft alternative called Green Eyes (#7d956d) for more calm effect. Try Chrysoprase as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8f73ac is the best complementary color to Geranium Leaf. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #90ac74 complementary color is Lavender Purple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Green Smoke are #acac73 and #73ac73. Thus found on the left and right of #90ac74 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Smoke and Aqua Forest colors as they work well with Geranium Leaf.
The split-complementary Geranium Leaf palette consists of #ac73ac and #7373ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f73ac). Try Bouquet and Kimberly colors in combination with #90ac74, 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 #90ac74 offers a combination of warm magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Geranium Leaf. Thus Bouquet and Bermuda Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Geranium Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Purple, Gulf Stream, and Coral Tree split by 90° on the color wheel. #90ac74 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue 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. Geranium Leaf tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#8f73ac) and two others. The Bermuda Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sandal – 120° from the complementary Lavender Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #738fac and #ac9073.
In a RGB color space, hex #90ac74 is made of 33% red, 40% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Geranium Leaf has a hue angle of 90°, a saturation of 25.23% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #90ac74 is made of 10.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #90ac74 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(144,172,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 40%, 27% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 0, 21.96, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(90,25.23%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(90,32.56%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.0478,-19.7921,25.727) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4065,36.6953,22.056) |