Lichen Green Color

#9da693

Lichen Green is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, mid red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #62596c
Complementary Color #9b93a6
Color Shade: cool yellow (88.42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 61.37% (better contrasting with white)
Lichen Green Color Sample
Lichen Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9da693

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lichen Green Color. The Old Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lady Fern (#8fa174) for more energetic effect. Try Antilles Garden as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9b93a6 is the best complementary color to Lichen Green. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9da693 complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lemon Grass are #a6a593 and #93a693. Thus found on the left and right of #9da693 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Olive and Envy colors as they work well with Lichen Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lichen Green palette consists of #a593a6 and #9393a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b93a6). Try Mountain Mist and Manatee colors in combination with #9da693, 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 #9da693 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lichen Green. Thus Dusty Gray and Regent Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lichen Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Cascade, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #9da693 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and mid red 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. Lichen Green tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#9b93a6) and two others. The Regent Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zorba – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #939da6 and #a69b93.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9da693 is made of 33% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Lichen Green has a hue angle of 88.42°, a saturation of 9.64% and a lightness of 61.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9da693 is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 34.9% black ink.

HEX #9da693
RGB Decimal rgb(157,166,147)
RGB Percentage 33%, 35%, 31%
CMYK 3.53, 0, 7.45, 34.9
HSL hsl(88.42,9.64%,61.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(88.42,11.45%,65.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.9359,-6.7459,8.7465)
XYZ xyz(32.8073,36.5471,32.9289)
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