Cypress Green is calm, 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 | #6170a8 |
| Complementary Color | #57659e |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (47.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cypress Green Color. The Reservation color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dried Herb (#847a59) for more calm effect. Try Meadowland as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#57659e is the best complementary color to Cypress Green. 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 #9e8f57 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #9e6b57 and #899e57. Thus found on the left and right of #9e8f57 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Leather and Asparagus colors as they work well with Cypress Green.
The split-complementary Cypress Green palette consists of #6b579e and #57899e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#57659e). Try Scampi and Horizon colors in combination with #9e8f57, 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 #9e8f57 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 Cypress Green. Thus Trendy Pink and Breaker Bay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cypress Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Aqua Forest, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e8f57 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cypress Green tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#57659e) and two others. The Breaker Bay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Au Chico – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #579e8f and #9e5765.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e8f57 is made of 41% red, 37% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Cypress Green has a hue angle of 47.32°, a saturation of 28.98% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e8f57 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 27.84% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e8f57 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,143,87) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 37%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 27.84, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(47.32,28.98%,48.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(47.32,44.94%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.5276,-2.4661,31.7554) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6433,27.6021,12.993) |