Mikado Green Color

#a7a62d

Mikado 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 #5859d2
Complementary Color #2d2da7
Color Shade: warm yellow (59.51° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.57% (better contrasting with white)
Mikado Green Color Sample
Mikado Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a7a62d

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mikado Green Color. The Tropic Canary color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Fluorescent Lime (#bdc233) for more energetic effect. Try Yellowstone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2d2da7 is the best complementary color to Mikado 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 #a7a62d complementary color is Governor Bay, 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 Alpine are #a7692d and #6aa72d. Thus found on the left and right of #a7a62d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paarl and Olive Drab colors as they work well with Mikado Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mikado Green palette consists of #692da7 and #2d6aa7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d2da7). Try Purple Heart and Azure colors in combination with #a7a62d, 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 #a7a62d 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 Mikado Green. Thus Vivid Violet and Keppel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mikado Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Governor Bay, Jungle Green, and Royal Heath split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7a62d 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. Mikado Green tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#2d2da7) and two others. The Keppel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Well Read – 120° from the complementary Governor Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2da7a5 and #a72d2d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a7a62d is made of 44% red, 44% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Mikado Green has a hue angle of 59.51°, a saturation of 57.55% and a lightness of 41.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7a62d is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 47.84% yellow and 34.51% black ink.

HEX #a7a62d
RGB Decimal rgb(167,166,45)
RGB Percentage 44%, 44%, 12%
CMYK 0, 0.39, 47.84, 34.51
HSL hsl(59.51,57.55%,41.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(59.51,73.05%,65.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.2727,-14.0164,58.8381)
XYZ xyz(30.0462,35.6774,7.7854)
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