Verde Tortuga 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 | #585272 |
| Complementary Color | #938dad |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (71.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Verde Tortuga Color. The Always Apple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Deep Seagrass (#959889) for more calm effect. Try Eyre as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#938dad is the best complementary color to Verde Tortuga. 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 #a7ad8d complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, 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 Locust are #ada38d and #97ad8d. Thus found on the left and right of #a7ad8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hillary and Schist colors as they work well with Verde Tortuga.
The split-complementary Verde Tortuga palette consists of #a38dad and #8d97ad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#938dad). Try Amethyst Smoke and Bali Hai colors in combination with #a7ad8d, 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 #a7ad8d 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 Verde Tortuga. Thus Bouquet and Cascade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Verde Tortuga contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Cascade, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7ad8d 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. Verde Tortuga tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#938dad) and two others. The Cascade 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 #8da7ad and #ad938d.
In a RGB color space, hex #a7ad8d is made of 35% red, 36% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Verde Tortuga has a hue angle of 71.25°, a saturation of 16.33% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7ad8d is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #a7ad8d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,173,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 36%, 29% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 0, 12.55, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(71.25,16.33%,61.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(71.25,18.5%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.4878,-7.768,15.7584) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6876,40.0257,31.0441) |