Machine Green Color

#a6a23f

Machine Green is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #595dc0
Complementary Color #3f43a6
Color Shade: warm yellow (57.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.9% (better contrasting with white)
Machine Green Color Sample
Machine Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a6a23f

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Machine Green Color. The Cider Mill color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Celery (#b4c04c) for more energetic effect. Try Plantation Island as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3f43a6 is the best complementary color to Machine Green. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a6a23f complementary color is Gigas, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sycamore are #a66e3f and #76a63f. Thus found on the left and right of #a6a23f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Palliser and Sushi colors as they work well with Machine Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Machine Green palette consists of #6e3fa6 and #3f76a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f43a6). Try Royal Purple and San Marino colors in combination with #a6a23f, 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 #a6a23f offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Machine Green. Thus Vivid Violet and Keppel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Machine Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gigas, Ocean Green, and Rouge split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6a23f square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Machine Green tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#3f43a6) and two others. The Keppel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Apple Blossom – 120° from the complementary Gigas. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3fa6a2 and #a63f43.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a6a23f is made of 42% red, 41% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Machine Green has a hue angle of 57.67°, a saturation of 44.98% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6a23f is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 40.39% yellow and 34.9% black ink.

HEX #a6a23f
RGB Decimal rgb(166,162,63)
RGB Percentage 42%, 41%, 16%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 40.39, 34.9
HSL hsl(57.67,44.98%,44.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(57.67,62.05%,65.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.2052,-11.3257,50.4788)
XYZ xyz(29.5434,34.3065,9.7673)
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