Rookwood Jade 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 | #686080 |
| Complementary Color | #877f9f |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Rookwood Jade Color. The Oil 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 Simpson Surprise (#82856d) for more calm effect. Try Riding Star as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#877f9f is the best complementary color to Rookwood Jade. 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 #979f7f 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 Sage are #9f977f and #879f7f. Thus found on the left and right of #979f7f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gurkha and Amulet colors as they work well with Rookwood Jade.
The split-complementary Rookwood Jade palette consists of #977f9f and #7f879f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#877f9f). Try Mamba and Regent Gray colors in combination with #979f7f, 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 #979f7f offers a combination of warm magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rookwood Jade. Thus Mountbatten Pink and Regent Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rookwood Jade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waterloo , Granny Smith, and Bazaar split by 90° on the color wheel. #979f7f 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. Rookwood Jade tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#877f9f) 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 #7f979f and #9f877f.
In a RGB color space, hex #979f7f is made of 35% red, 36% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Rookwood Jade has a hue angle of 75°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 56.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #979f7f is made of 3.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #979f7f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,159,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 36%, 29% |
| CMYK | 3.13, 0, 12.55, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(75,14.29%,56.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(75,20.13%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.0863,-8.6256,15.7709) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9914,32.9079,24.9025) |