Wainscot Green Color

#9c9d85

Wainscot Green is pale, 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 #63627a
Complementary Color #85849d
Color Shade: mid yellow (62.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.86% (better contrasting with white)
Wainscot Green Color Sample
Wainscot Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9c9d85

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Wainscot Green Color. The Olive Paste color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Star Dust (#9f9f9c) for more calm effect. Try Lizard Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#85849d is the best complementary color to Wainscot Green. 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 #9c9d85 complementary color is Waterloo , as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lemon Grass are #9d9284 and #909d84. Thus found on the left and right of #9c9d85 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pale Oyster and Sage colors as they work well with Wainscot Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wainscot Green palette consists of #92849d and #84909d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#85849d). Try Mamba and Regent Gray colors in combination with #9c9d85, 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 #9c9d85 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 Wainscot Green. Thus Venus and Granny Smith giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wainscot Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waterloo , Mantle, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c9d85 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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. Wainscot Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#85849d) and two others. The Granny Smith is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bazaar – 120° from the complementary Waterloo . This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #849c9d and #9d8584.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9c9d85 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Wainscot Green has a hue angle of 62.5°, a saturation of 10.91% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c9d85 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 38.43% black ink.

HEX #9c9d85
RGB Decimal rgb(156,157,133)
RGB Percentage 35%, 35%, 30%
CMYK 0.39, 0, 9.41, 38.43
HSL hsl(62.5,10.91%,56.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(62.5,15.29%,61.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.0598,-4.6496,12.454)
XYZ xyz(30.0009,32.8753,26.9547)
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