Springtide Melodies 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 | #6556aa |
| Complementary Color | #6355a9 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (70.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Springtide Melodies Color. The Camo 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 saturated alternative called Vegetable Garden (#8b8c40) for more energetic effect. Try Enough Is Enough as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6355a9 is the best complementary color to Springtide Melodies. 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 #9aa955 complementary color is Scampi, 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 #a98e55 and #6fa955. Thus found on the left and right of #9aa955 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Oak and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Springtide Melodies.
The split-complementary Springtide Melodies palette consists of #8e55a9 and #556fa9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6355a9). Try Deluge and Waikawa Gray colors in combination with #9aa955, 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 #9aa955 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 Springtide Melodies. Thus Tapestry and Hippie Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Springtide Melodies contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scampi, Silver Tree, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #9aa955 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. Springtide Melodies tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#6355a9) and two others. The Hippie Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matrix – 120° from the complementary Scampi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5599a9 and #a96455.
In a RGB color space, hex #9aa955 is made of 38% red, 41% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Springtide Melodies has a hue angle of 70.71°, a saturation of 33.07% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9aa955 is made of 5.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #9aa955 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,169,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 41%, 21% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 0, 32.94, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(70.71,33.07%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(70.71,49.7%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.4449,-18.1636,41.2311) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1541,35.9018,13.9875) |