Cardoon is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #655173 |
| Complementary Color | #a08cae |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (95.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Cardoon Color. The Charcoal Tint color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Organic Green (#7fac6e) for more energetic effect. Try Aloe Tip as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a08cae is the best complementary color to Cardoon. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9aae8c complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Schist are #aaae8c and #8cae8f. Thus found on the left and right of #9aae8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Locust and Envy colors as they work well with Cardoon.
The split-complementary Cardoon palette consists of #ae8caa and #8f8cae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a08cae). Try Bouquet and Amethyst Smoke colors in combination with #9aae8c, 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 #9aae8c offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cardoon. Thus Bouquet and Bali Hai giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cardoon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Cascade, and Del Rio split by 90° on the color wheel. #9aae8c square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cardoon tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#a08cae) and two others. The Bali Hai is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hillary – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8c9aae and #aea08c.
In a RGB color space, hex #9aae8c is made of 33% red, 37% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Cardoon has a hue angle of 95.29°, a saturation of 17.35% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9aae8c is made of 7.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.34% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #9aae8c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,174,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 37%, 30% |
| CMYK | 7.85, 0, 13.34, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(95.29,17.35%,61.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(95.29,19.54%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.777,-13.3018,15.1693) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1961,39.0356,30.5959) |