Wormwood Green is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #605161 |
| Complementary Color | #ad9eae |
| Color Shade: | warm green (116.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Wormwood Green Color. The Vineyard color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Quiet Time (#b8bcb8) for more calm effect. Try Baby Spinach as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ad9eae is the best complementary color to Wormwood Green. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9fae9e complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bud are #a7ae9e and #9eaea5. Thus found on the left and right of #9fae9e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bud and Pewter colors as they work well with Wormwood Green.
The split-complementary Wormwood Green palette consists of #ae9ea7 and #a59eae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ad9eae). Try Shady Lady and Amethyst Smoke colors in combination with #9fae9e, 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 #9fae9e offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wormwood Green. Thus Martini and Santas Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wormwood Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Gray Chateau, and Cloudy split by 90° on the color wheel. #9fae9e square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wormwood Green tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#ad9eae) and two others. The Santas Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dawn – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e9fae and #aead9e.
In a RGB color space, hex #9fae9e is made of 32% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Wormwood Green has a hue angle of 116.25°, a saturation of 8.99% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9fae9e is made of 5.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #9fae9e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,174,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 5.89, 0, 6.28, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(116.25,8.99%,65.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(116.25,9.2%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.549,-8.3078,6.4237) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6057,40.1117,38.2135) |