Overt Green is calm, 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 | #685aab |
| Complementary Color | #6254a5 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (70.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Overt Green Color. The East Aurora color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Crocodile Smile (#898e58) for more calm effect. Try Sea Turtle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6254a5 is the best complementary color to Overt 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 #97a554 complementary color is Butterfly Bush, 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 Chelsea Cucumber are #a58a54 and #6ea554. Thus found on the left and right of #97a554 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Oak and Asparagus colors as they work well with Overt Green.
The split-complementary Overt Green palette consists of #8a54a5 and #546ea5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6254a5). Try Deluge and Waikawa Gray colors in combination with #97a554, 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 #97a554 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 Overt Green. Thus Tapestry and Hippie Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Overt Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Butterfly Bush, Aqua Forest, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #97a554 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. Overt Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#6254a5) and two others. The Hippie Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matrix – 120° from the complementary Butterfly Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5497a5 and #a56254.
In a RGB color space, hex #97a554 is made of 38% red, 41% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Overt Green has a hue angle of 70.37°, a saturation of 32.53% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #97a554 is made of 5.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.77% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #97a554 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,165,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 41%, 21% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 0, 31.77, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(70.37,32.53%,48.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(70.37,49.09%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.0654,-17.45,40.0167) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8179,34.1297,13.509) |