Watercolour Green 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 | #694b81 |
| Complementary Color | #9c7eb4 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (93.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Watercolour Green Color. The Laurel Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Money (#7b9a6d) for more calm effect. Try Pale Sage as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9c7eb4 is the best complementary color to Watercolour Green. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #96b47e complementary color is Lavender Purple, 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 Olivine are #b1b47e and #7eb481. Thus found on the left and right of #96b47e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Smoke and Bay Leaf colors as they work well with Watercolour Green.
The split-complementary Watercolour Green palette consists of #b47eb1 and #807eb4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c7eb4). Try Bouquet and Wild Blue Yonder colors in combination with #96b47e, 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 #96b47e 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 Watercolour Green. Thus Bouquet and Wild Blue Yonder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Watercolour Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Purple, Gulf Stream, and Brandy Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #96b47e 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. Watercolour Green tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#9c7eb4) and two others. The Wild Blue Yonder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mongoose – 120° from the complementary Lavender Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7e96b4 and #b49c7e.
In a RGB color space, hex #96b47e is made of 33% red, 39% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Watercolour Green has a hue angle of 93.33°, a saturation of 26.47% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #96b47e is made of 11.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.18% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #96b47e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,180,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 39%, 28% |
| CMYK | 11.77, 0, 21.18, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(93.33,26.47%,60%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(93.33,30%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.918,-20.1082,24.2778) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6648,40.6329,25.86) |