Asparagus Cream Color

#96af54

Asparagus Cream is calm, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #6950ab
Complementary Color #6d53af
Color Shade: cool yellow (76.48° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.78% (better contrasting with white)
Asparagus Cream Color Sample
Asparagus Cream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #96af54

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Asparagus Cream Color. The Totally Broccoli 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 saturated alternative called Antique Moss (#7a973b) for more energetic effect. Try Scotland Isle as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6d53af is the best complementary color to Asparagus Cream. 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 #96af54 complementary color is Studio, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chelsea Cucumber are #af9a53 and #68af53. Thus found on the left and right of #96af54 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Husk and Fern colors as they work well with Asparagus Cream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Asparagus Cream palette consists of #9a53af and #5368af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d53af). Try Wisteria and San Marino colors in combination with #96af54, 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 #96af54 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Asparagus Cream. Thus Tapestry and Hippie Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Asparagus Cream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Studio, Tradewind, and Cadillac split by 90° on the color wheel. #96af54 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red 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. Asparagus Cream tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#6d53af) and two others. The Hippie Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Santa Fe – 120° from the complementary Studio. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5395af and #af6c53.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #96af54 is made of 37% red, 43% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Asparagus Cream has a hue angle of 76.48°, a saturation of 36.25% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #96af54 is made of 9.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.69% yellow and 31.37% black ink.

HEX #96af54
RGB Decimal rgb(150,175,84)
RGB Percentage 37%, 43%, 21%
CMYK 9.81, 0, 35.69, 31.37
HSL hsl(76.48,36.25%,50.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(76.48,52%,68.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.8612,-22.9098,43.3426)
XYZ xyz(29.5079,37.7841,14.1253)
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