Deep Seagrass 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 | #6a6776 |
| Complementary Color | #8b8998 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Seagrass Color. The Cottage Hill 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 saturated alternative called Yogi (#8a8c66) for more energetic effect. Try Pesto Paste as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8b8998 is the best complementary color to Deep Seagrass. 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 #959889 complementary color is Manatee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lemon Grass are #989389 and #8d9889. Thus found on the left and right of #959889 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zorba and Stack colors as they work well with Deep Seagrass.
The split-complementary Deep Seagrass palette consists of #938998 and #898d98 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b8998). Try Mamba and Manatee colors in combination with #959889, 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 #959889 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 Deep Seagrass. Thus Venus and Oslo Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Seagrass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Mantle, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #959889 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Seagrass tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#8b8998) and two others. The Oslo Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Schooner – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #899598 and #988b89.
In a RGB color space, hex #959889 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Seagrass has a hue angle of 72°, a saturation of 6.79% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #959889 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #959889 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,152,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0, 5.88, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(72,6.79%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(72,9.87%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.2129,-3.8862,7.515) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.138,30.6522,28.1003) |