Sour Apple 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 | #5f53b0 |
| Complementary Color | #5a4fac |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (67.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sour Apple Color. The Scotland Isle color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bold Avocado (#879550) for more calm effect. Try Pepper Sprout as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5a4fac is the best complementary color to Sour Apple. 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 #a0ac4f complementary color is Blue Violet, 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 Olive Green are #ac894f and #71ac4f. Thus found on the left and right of #a0ac4f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Driftwood and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Sour Apple.
The split-complementary Sour Apple palette consists of #894fac and #4f71ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a4fac). Try Studio and San Marino colors in combination with #a0ac4f, 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 #a0ac4f 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 Sour Apple. Thus Tapestry and Hippie Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sour Apple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Violet, Silver Tree, and Cadillac split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0ac4f 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. Sour Apple tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#5a4fac) and two others. The Hippie Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matrix – 120° from the complementary Blue Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4fa0ac and #ac5b4f.
In a RGB color space, hex #a0ac4f is made of 39% red, 42% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Sour Apple has a hue angle of 67.74°, a saturation of 37.05% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0ac4f is made of 4.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #a0ac4f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,172,79) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 42%, 19% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 0, 36.47, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(67.74,37.05%,49.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(67.74,54.07%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.6825,-17.786,45.7282) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.661,37.5431,13.0277) |