Green Lentils Color

#9c9463

Green Lentils is pale, 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 #636b9c
Complementary Color #626a9c
Color Shade: warm yellow (51.58° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Green Lentils Color Sample
Green Lentils Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9c9463

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Lentils Color. The Stonetalon Mountains color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rodham (#b2b26c) for more energetic effect. Try Meadowland as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#626a9c is the best complementary color to Green Lentils. 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 #9c9463 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, 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 Barley Corn are #9c7762 and #879c62. Thus found on the left and right of #9c9463 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Toast and Asparagus colors as they work well with Green Lentils.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Green Lentils palette consists of #77629c and #62879c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#626a9c). Try Kimberly and Hoki colors in combination with #9c9463, 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 #9c9463 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 Green Lentils. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Green Lentils contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Aqua Forest, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c9463 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. Green Lentils tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#626a9c) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Copper Rose – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #629c93 and #9c626a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9c9463 is made of 39% red, 37% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Green Lentils has a hue angle of 51.58°, a saturation of 22.35% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c9463 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 22.36% yellow and 38.82% black ink.

HEX #9c9463
RGB Decimal rgb(156,148,99)
RGB Percentage 39%, 37%, 25%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 22.36, 38.82
HSL hsl(51.58,22.35%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(51.58,36.54%,61.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.9125,-4.6623,26.9995)
XYZ xyz(26.5523,29.1486,16.0312)
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