Leek Green 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 | #68637b |
| Complementary Color | #89839c |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (72.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Leek Green Color. The Lizard Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Battle Dress (#7e8270) for more calm effect. Try Lint as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#89839c is the best complementary color to Leek Green. 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 #979c84 complementary color is Waterloo , 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 #9c9583 and #8b9c83. Thus found on the left and right of #979c84 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pale Oyster and Spanish Green colors as they work well with Leek Green.
The split-complementary Leek Green palette consists of #95839c and #838b9c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#89839c). Try Mamba and Regent Gray colors in combination with #979c84, 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 #979c84 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 Leek Green. Thus Mountbatten Pink and Regent Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Leek Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waterloo , Granny Smith, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #979c84 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. Leek Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#89839c) and two others. The Regent Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pharlap – 120° from the complementary Waterloo . This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #83969c and #9c8983.
In a RGB color space, hex #979c84 is made of 34% red, 36% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Leek Green has a hue angle of 72.5°, a saturation of 10.81% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #979c84 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.42% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #979c84 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,156,132) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 36%, 30% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0, 9.42, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(72.5,10.81%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(72.5,15.38%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.3612,-6.1813,11.9722) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8158,32.0222,26.4919) |