Fresh Apple Color

#97a346

Fresh Apple is soft, 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 #685cb9
Complementary Color #5146a3
Color Shade: mid yellow (67.74° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 45.69% (better contrasting with white)
Fresh Apple Color Sample
Fresh Apple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #97a346

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Fresh Apple Color. The Sativa color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sea Turtle (#818a40) for more calm effect. Try Celery as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5146a3 is the best complementary color to Fresh Apple. 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 #97a346 complementary color is Victoria, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sycamore are #a38046 and #68a346. Thus found on the left and right of #97a346 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Driftwood and Apple colors as they work well with Fresh Apple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fresh Apple palette consists of #8046a3 and #4668a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5146a3). Try Royal Purple and San Marino colors in combination with #97a346, 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 #97a346 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 Fresh Apple. Thus Tapestry and Hippie Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fresh Apple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Victoria, Ocean Green, and Cadillac split by 90° on the color wheel. #97a346 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta 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. Fresh Apple tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#5146a3) and two others. The Hippie Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sepia Skin – 120° from the complementary Victoria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4696a3 and #a35146.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #97a346 is made of 39% red, 42% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Fresh Apple has a hue angle of 67.74°, a saturation of 39.91% and a lightness of 45.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #97a346 is made of 4.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 36.08% black ink.

HEX #97a346
RGB Decimal rgb(151,163,70)
RGB Percentage 39%, 42%, 18%
CMYK 4.7, 0, 36.47, 36.08
HSL hsl(67.74,39.91%,45.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(67.74,57.06%,63.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.3353,-17.7304,45.9735)
XYZ xyz(26.9652,33.2159,10.7844)
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