Mesozoic Green Color

#997700

Mesozoic Green is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #68f
Complementary Color #002199
Color Shade: warm yellow (46.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30% (better contrasting with white)
Mesozoic Green Color Sample
Mesozoic Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #997700

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mesozoic Green Color. The Cumin Ochre color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rat Brown (#885f01) for more calm effect. Try Arousing Alligator as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#002199 is the best complementary color to Mesozoic Green. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #970 complementary color is Smalt, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #992a00 and #6e9900. Thus found on the left and right of #970 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oregon and Limeade colors as they work well with Mesozoic Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mesozoic Green palette consists of #2a0099 and #006e99 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#002199). Try Kingfisher Daisy and Allports colors in combination with #970, 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 #970 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mesozoic Green. Thus Purple and Green Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mesozoic Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt, Fun Green, and Fresh Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #970 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Mesozoic Green tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#002199) and two others. The Green Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carmine – 120° from the complementary Smalt. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #009976 and #990021.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #997700 is made of 56% red, 44% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Mesozoic Green has a hue angle of 46.67°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #997700 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 60% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #997700
RGB Decimal rgb(153,119,0)
RGB Percentage 56%, 44%, 0%
CMYK 0, 13.33, 60, 40
HSL hsl(46.67,100%,30%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(46.67,100%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.7987,3.8335,57.7648)
XYZ xyz(19.7337,19.966,2.8137)
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