Matcha Picchu is vibrant, 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 | #64f |
| Complementary Color | #2100bb |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (70.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Matcha Picchu Color. The Slimer Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Green Minions (#99dd00) for more calm effect. Try High Grass as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2100bb is the best complementary color to Matcha Picchu. 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 #9b0 complementary color is Dark Blue, 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 White are #bb7f00 and #3bbb00. Thus found on the left and right of #9b0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pirate Gold and Limeade colors as they work well with Matcha Picchu.
The split-complementary Matcha Picchu palette consists of #7f00bb and #003bbb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2100bb). Try Purple and Cobalt colors in combination with #9b0, 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 #9b0 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 Matcha Picchu. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Matcha Picchu contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dark Blue, Jade, and Monza split by 90° on the color wheel. #9b0 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. Matcha Picchu tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#2100bb) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Milano Red – 120° from the complementary Dark Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #09b and #bb2100.
In a RGB color space, hex #99bb00 is made of 45% red, 55% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Matcha Picchu has a hue angle of 70.91°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99bb00 is made of 13.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.33% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #99bb00 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,187,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 55%, 0% |
| CMYK | 13.33, 0, 73.33, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(70.91,100%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(70.91,100%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.0862,-31.5414,71.8302) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9072,42.313,6.5382) |