Filigree Green Color

#a5af89

Filigree Green 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 #5a5076
Complementary Color #9389af
Color Shade: cool yellow (75.79° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 61.18% (better contrasting with white)
Filigree Green Color Sample
Filigree Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a5af89

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Filigree Green Color. The Veranda Green 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 soft alternative called Fair Spring (#93977f) for more calm effect. Try Antique Coin as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9389af is the best complementary color to Filigree Green. 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 #a5af89 complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Locust are #afa689 and #92af89. Thus found on the left and right of #a5af89 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hillary and Envy colors as they work well with Filigree Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Filigree Green palette consists of #a689af and #8992af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9389af). Try Amethyst Smoke and Bali Hai colors in combination with #a5af89, 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 #a5af89 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 Filigree Green. Thus Bouquet and Bali Hai giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Filigree Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Cascade, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5af89 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red 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. Filigree Green tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#9389af) and two others. The Bali Hai is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Del Rio – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #89a4af and #af9389.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a5af89 is made of 35% red, 37% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Filigree Green has a hue angle of 75.79°, a saturation of 19.19% and a lightness of 61.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5af89 is made of 3.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 31.37% black ink.

HEX #a5af89
RGB Decimal rgb(165,175,137)
RGB Percentage 35%, 37%, 29%
CMYK 3.92, 0, 14.9, 31.37
HSL hsl(75.79,19.19%,61.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(75.79,21.71%,68.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.7997,-10.2116,18.3497)
XYZ xyz(35.3624,40.4654,29.6137)
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