Green Smoke 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 | #63599b |
| Complementary Color | #6d64a6 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (69.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Smoke Color. The Pine Glade color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Camo (#7f8f4e) for more energetic effect. Try Special Ops as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6d64a6 is the best complementary color to Green Smoke. 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 #9ca664 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 Green Smoke are #a68f64 and #7ba664. Thus found on the left and right of #9ca664 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Barley Corn and Asparagus colors as they work well with Green Smoke.
The split-complementary Green Smoke palette consists of #8f64a6 and #647ba6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d64a6). Try Wisteria and Hoki colors in combination with #9ca664, 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 #9ca664 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 Green Smoke. Thus Strikemaster and Breaker Bay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Green Smoke contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scampi, Patina, and Coral Tree split by 90° on the color wheel. #9ca664 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. Green Smoke tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#6d64a6) and two others. The Breaker Bay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Coral Tree – 120° from the complementary Scampi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #649ca6 and #a66e64.
In a RGB color space, hex #9ca664 is made of 37% red, 39% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Green Smoke has a hue angle of 69.09°, a saturation of 27.05% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9ca664 is made of 3.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #9ca664 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,166,100) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 39%, 24% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 0, 25.88, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(69.09,27.05%,52.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(69.09,39.76%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.9509,-14.1458,32.9706) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6468,35.2605,17.3) |