Estragon is pale, 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 | #5a5089 |
| Complementary Color | #7f75af |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (70.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Estragon Color. The Vesuvian Green 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 Indian Green (#91955f) for more calm effect. Try Foille as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7f75af is the best complementary color to Estragon. 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 #a5af76 complementary color is Deluge, 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 Green Smoke are #af9c75 and #88af75. Thus found on the left and right of #a5af76 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mongoose and Olivine colors as they work well with Estragon.
The split-complementary Estragon palette consists of #9c75af and #7588af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f75af). Try Lavender Purple and Wild Blue Yonder colors in combination with #a5af76, 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 #a5af76 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 Estragon. Thus Bouquet and Gulf Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Estragon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deluge, Acapulco, and Turkish Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5af76 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. Estragon tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#7f75af) and two others. The Gulf Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sandal – 120° from the complementary Deluge. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #75a4af and #af7f75.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5af76 is made of 36% red, 38% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Estragon has a hue angle of 70.53°, a saturation of 26.27% and a lightness of 57.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5af76 is made of 3.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.36% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #a5af76 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,175,118) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 38%, 26% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 0, 22.36, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(70.53,26.27%,57.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(70.53,32.57%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.4462,-12.9598,28.1136) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.117,39.9673,23.0558) |