Reseda is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #5e526d |
| Complementary Color | #9e92ad |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (86.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Reseda Color. The Eucalyptus Wreath color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Putrid Green (#89a572) for more energetic effect. Try Keystone Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9e92ad is the best complementary color to Reseda. 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 #a1ad92 complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Schist are #adab92 and #93ad92. Thus found on the left and right of #a1ad92 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Taupe Gray and Envy colors as they work well with Reseda.
The split-complementary Reseda palette consists of #ab92ad and #9293ad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e92ad). Try Amethyst Smoke and Manatee colors in combination with #a1ad92, 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 #a1ad92 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 Reseda. Thus Dusty Gray and Gull Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Reseda contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Cascade, and Del Rio split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1ad92 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Reseda tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#9e92ad) and two others. The Gull Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bronco – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #92a0ad and #ad9e92.
In a RGB color space, hex #a1ad92 is made of 34% red, 36% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Reseda has a hue angle of 86.67°, a saturation of 14.14% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1ad92 is made of 4.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #a1ad92 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,173,146) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 36%, 30% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 0, 10.59, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(86.67,14.14%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(86.67,15.61%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.1403,-9.1835,12.4639) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8298,39.5395,32.9903) |