April Green is calm, 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 | #564f9d |
| Complementary Color | #6962af |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (65.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to April Green Color. The Topiary color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Winter Pea Green (#8e9549) for more energetic effect. Try Tansy Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6962af is the best complementary color to April Green. 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 #a9b062 complementary color is Scampi, 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 Green Smoke are #af9062 and #82af62. Thus found on the left and right of #a9b062 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Teak and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with April Green.
The split-complementary April Green palette consists of #8f62af and #6282af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6962af). Try Wisteria and Horizon colors in combination with #a9b062, 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 #a9b062 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 April Green. Thus Tapestry and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of April Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scampi, Silver Tree, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9b062 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. April Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#6962af) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matrix – 120° from the complementary Scampi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #62a8af and #af6962.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9b062 is made of 38% red, 40% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode April Green has a hue angle of 65.38°, a saturation of 33.05% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9b062 is made of 2.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #a9b062 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,176,98) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 40%, 22% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 0, 30.59, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(65.38,33.05%,53.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(65.38,44.32%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.7305,-14.2716,38.9675) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0921,40.3675,17.5501) |