Herbal Garden 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 | #63529f |
| Complementary Color | #7160ad |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (73.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Herbal Garden Color. The Vesuvian Green 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 Winter Pear (#b0b487) for more calm effect. Try Pretty Maiden as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7160ad is the best complementary color to Herbal Garden. 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 #9cad60 complementary color is Deluge, 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 #ad9760 and #75ad60. Thus found on the left and right of #9cad60 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Teak and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Herbal Garden.
The split-complementary Herbal Garden palette consists of #9760ad and #6075ad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7160ad). Try Wisteria and Waikawa Gray colors in combination with #9cad60, 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 #9cad60 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 Herbal Garden. Thus Tapestry and Hippie Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Herbal Garden contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deluge, Silver Tree, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #9cad60 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. Herbal Garden tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#7160ad) and two others. The Hippie Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Santa Fe – 120° from the complementary Deluge. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #609bad and #ad7160.
In a RGB color space, hex #9cad60 is made of 37% red, 41% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Herbal Garden has a hue angle of 73.25°, a saturation of 31.95% and a lightness of 52.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9cad60 is made of 6.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.19% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #9cad60 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,173,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 41%, 23% |
| CMYK | 6.66, 0, 30.19, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(73.25,31.95%,52.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(73.25,44.51%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.8726,-18.2174,37.4636) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7652,37.7996,16.7409) |