Retro Avocado 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 | #6a72ba |
| Complementary Color | #454c95 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Retro Avocado Color. The Giant Cactus 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 soft alternative called Spinach Banana Smoothie (#aaaa55) for more calm effect. Try Steppe Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#454c95 is the best complementary color to Retro Avocado. 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 #958d45 complementary color is Victoria, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sycamore are #956545 and #759545. Thus found on the left and right of #958d45 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Palliser and Asparagus colors as they work well with Retro Avocado.
The split-complementary Retro Avocado palette consists of #654595 and #457595 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#454c95). Try Affair and Wedgewood colors in combination with #958d45, 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 #958d45 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 Retro Avocado. Thus Affair and Wedgewood giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Retro Avocado contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Victoria, Fruit Salad, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #958d45 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Retro Avocado tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#454c95) and two others. The Wedgewood 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 #45958d and #95454d.
In a RGB color space, hex #958d45 is made of 42% red, 39% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Retro Avocado has a hue angle of 54°, a saturation of 36.7% and a lightness of 42.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #958d45 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #958d45 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,141,69) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 39%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 31.37, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(54,36.7%,42.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(54,53.69%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.9125,-7.0399,39.0058) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9935,25.869,9.4116) |