Clipped Grass Color

#a1b841

Clipped Grass is soft, 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 #5e47be
Complementary Color #5741b8
Color Shade: mid yellow (71.6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.82% (better contrasting with white)
Clipped Grass Color Sample
Clipped Grass Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a1b841

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Clipped Grass Color. The Kelly's Flower color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Clown Green (#c4d056) for more energetic effect. Try New Shoot as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5741b8 is the best complementary color to Clipped Grass. 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 #a1b841 complementary color is Studio, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sushi are #b89341 and #65b841. Thus found on the left and right of #a1b841 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tussock and Apple colors as they work well with Clipped Grass.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Clipped Grass palette consists of #9341b8 and #4165b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5741b8). Try Studio and San Marino colors in combination with #a1b841, 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 #a1b841 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 Clipped Grass. Thus Mulberry and Pelorous giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Clipped Grass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Studio, Keppel, and Blush split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1b841 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta 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. Clipped Grass tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#5741b8) and two others. The Pelorous is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crail – 120° from the complementary Studio. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41a0b8 and #b85841.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a1b841 is made of 39% red, 45% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Clipped Grass has a hue angle of 71.6°, a saturation of 47.79% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1b841 is made of 9.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 27.84% black ink.

HEX #a1b841
RGB Decimal rgb(161,184,65)
RGB Percentage 39%, 45%, 16%
CMYK 9.02, 0, 46.67, 27.84
HSL hsl(71.6,47.79%,48.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(71.6,64.67%,72.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.0359,-24.4708,55.7271)
XYZ xyz(32.7926,42.2397,11.4258)
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