Greenish Grey 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 | #695172 |
| Complementary Color | #a48dae |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (103.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Greenish Grey Color. The Sycamore Stand color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Forever Green (#aab4a7) for more calm effect. Try Dark Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a48dae is the best complementary color to Greenish Grey. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #96ae8d complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, 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 Schist are #a6ae8d and #8dae94. Thus found on the left and right of #96ae8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Locust and Envy colors as they work well with Greenish Grey.
The split-complementary Greenish Grey palette consists of #ae8da6 and #948dae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a48dae). Try Bouquet and Amethyst Smoke colors in combination with #96ae8d, 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 #96ae8d 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 Greenish Grey. Thus Del Rio and Bali Hai giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Greenish Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Bali Hai, and Del Rio split by 90° on the color wheel. #96ae8d 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. Greenish Grey tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#a48dae) and two others. The Bali Hai is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hillary – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d96ae and #aea58d.
In a RGB color space, hex #96ae8d is made of 32% red, 37% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Greenish Grey has a hue angle of 103.64°, a saturation of 16.92% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #96ae8d is made of 9.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.95% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #96ae8d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,174,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 37%, 30% |
| CMYK | 9.42, 0, 12.95, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(103.64,16.92%,61.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(103.64,18.97%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.5183,-14.5882,14.2183) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5214,38.6792,30.9511) |