Basilisk 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 | #654c72 |
| Complementary Color | #a68db3 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (99.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Basilisk Color. The Desolace Dew color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Aspen Green (#7e9b76) for more calm effect. Try Backyard as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a68db3 is the best complementary color to Basilisk. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9ab38d 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 #acb38d and #8db393. Thus found on the left and right of #9ab38d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swamp Green and Envy colors as they work well with Basilisk.
The split-complementary Basilisk palette consists of #b38dac and #938db3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a68db3). Try Bouquet and Amethyst Smoke colors in combination with #9ab38d, 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 #9ab38d 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 Basilisk. Thus Bouquet and Bali Hai giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Basilisk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Bali Hai, and Thatch split by 90° on the color wheel. #9ab38d 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. Basilisk tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#a68db3) 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 #8d9ab3 and #b3a68d.
In a RGB color space, hex #9ab38d is made of 32% red, 38% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Basilisk has a hue angle of 99.47°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9ab38d is made of 9.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.91% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #9ab38d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,179,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 38%, 30% |
| CMYK | 9.81, 0, 14.91, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(99.47,20%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(99.47,21.23%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.1993,-15.7299,16.6044) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2542,41.0333,31.3141) |