Glendale is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #5e4474 |
| Complementary Color | #a48abb |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (92.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Glendale Color. The Nasturtium Leaf color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Broccoflower (#8fa277) for more calm effect. Try Antilles Garden as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a48abb is the best complementary color to Glendale. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a1bb8b complementary color is Lavender Purple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swamp Green are #b9bb8a and #8abb8c. Thus found on the left and right of #a1bb8b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swamp Green and Bay Leaf colors as they work well with Glendale.
The split-complementary Glendale palette consists of #bb8ab9 and #8c8abb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a48abb). Try Lilac and Wild Blue Yonder colors in combination with #a1bb8b, 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 #a1bb8b offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Glendale. Thus Bouquet and Nepal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Glendale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Purple, Gulf Stream, and Brandy Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1bb8b square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Glendale tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#a48abb) and two others. The Nepal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mongoose – 120° from the complementary Lavender Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8aa0bb and #bba48a.
In a RGB color space, hex #a1bb8b is made of 33% red, 38% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Glendale has a hue angle of 92.5°, a saturation of 26.09% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1bb8b is made of 10.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #a1bb8b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,187,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 38%, 29% |
| CMYK | 10.19, 0, 18.82, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(92.5,26.09%,63.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(92.5,25.67%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.8799,-17.5984,21.455) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1285,44.9818,31.1516) |