Praying Mantis 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 | #5a4170 |
| Complementary Color | #a88fbe |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (91.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Praying Mantis Color. The Soft Froth color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tamboon (#bdc8af) for more calm effect. Try Topiary Tint as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a88fbe is the best complementary color to Praying Mantis. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a5be8f 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 #bcbe8f and #8fbe90. Thus found on the left and right of #a5be8f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swamp Green and Norway colors as they work well with Praying Mantis.
The split-complementary Praying Mantis palette consists of #be8fbc and #908fbe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a88fbe). Try Lilac and Blue Bell colors in combination with #a5be8f, 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 #a5be8f 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 Praying Mantis. Thus Bouquet and Nepal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Praying Mantis contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Purple, Shadow Green, and Quicksand split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5be8f 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. Praying Mantis tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#a88fbe) and two others. The Nepal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Indian Khaki – 120° from the complementary Lavender Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8fa5be and #bea88f.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5be8f is made of 33% red, 38% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Praying Mantis has a hue angle of 91.91°, a saturation of 26.55% and a lightness of 65.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5be8f is made of 9.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #a5be8f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,190,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 38%, 29% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 0, 18.43, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(91.91,26.55%,65.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(91.91,24.74%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.0677,-17.0319,20.9842) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8884,46.8094,32.9721) |