Nile Green Color

#a7c796

Nile Green 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 #583869
Complementary Color #b696c7
Color Shade: yellow green (99.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 68.43% (better contrasting with white)
Nile Green Color Sample
Nile Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a7c796

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Nile Green Color. The Forest Shade color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Stability (#c1d0b2) for more calm effect. Try Laudable Lime as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b696c7 is the best complementary color to Nile Green. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a7c796 complementary color is East Side, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Norway are #bfc796 and #96c79d. Thus found on the left and right of #a7c796 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pine Glade and Spring Rain colors as they work well with Nile Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nile Green palette consists of #c796bf and #9d96c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b696c7). Try Lilac and Blue Bell colors in combination with #a7c796, 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 #a7c796 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 Nile Green. Thus Viola and Rock Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nile Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Side, Nepal, and Oriental Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7c796 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid 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. Nile Green tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#b696c7) and two others. The Rock Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Indian Khaki – 120° from the complementary East Side. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #96a7c7 and #c7b696.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a7c796 is made of 32% red, 39% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Nile Green has a hue angle of 99.18°, a saturation of 30.43% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7c796 is made of 12.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.22% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #a7c796
RGB Decimal rgb(167,199,150)
RGB Percentage 32%, 39%, 29%
CMYK 12.55, 0, 19.22, 21.96
HSL hsl(99.18,30.43%,68.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(99.18,24.62%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.8389,-19.7386,21.0792)
XYZ xyz(41.8648,51.2643,36.5427)
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