Negishi Green Color

#938b4b

Negishi Green is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #6c74b4
Complementary Color #4b5393
Color Shade: warm yellow (53.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.53% (better contrasting with white)
Negishi Green Color Sample
Negishi Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #938b4b

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Negishi Green Color. The Gunmetal Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Husk (#b7a458) for more energetic effect. Try Fern Shade as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4b5393 is the best complementary color to Negishi Green. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #938b4b complementary color is Victoria, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Barley Corn are #93674b and #77934b. Thus found on the left and right of #938b4b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Mix and Asparagus colors as they work well with Negishi Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Negishi Green palette consists of #664b93 and #4b7793 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b5393). Try Butterfly Bush and Kashmir Blue colors in combination with #938b4b, 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 #938b4b offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Negishi Green. Thus Affair and Smalt Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Negishi Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Victoria, Fruit Salad, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #938b4b square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Negishi Green tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4b5393) and two others. The Smalt Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Copper Rust – 120° from the complementary Victoria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b938b and #934b53.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #938b4b is made of 41% red, 39% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Negishi Green has a hue angle of 53.33°, a saturation of 32.43% and a lightness of 43.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #938b4b is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 28.24% yellow and 42.35% black ink.

HEX #938b4b
RGB Decimal rgb(147,139,75)
RGB Percentage 41%, 39%, 21%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 28.24, 42.35
HSL hsl(53.33,32.43%,43.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(53.33,48.98%,57.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.2468,-6.2541,35.0751)
XYZ xyz(22.5352,25.1763,10.3284)
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