Laurel 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 | #564562 |
| Complementary Color | #ae9dba |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (95.17° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Laurel Green Color. The Contemplation color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cressida (#8aae7c) for more energetic effect. Try Riverdale as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ae9dba is the best complementary color to Laurel 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 #a9ba9d complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #b7ba9d and #9dba9f. Thus found on the left and right of #a9ba9d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eagle and Norway colors as they work well with Laurel Green.
The split-complementary Laurel Green palette consists of #ba9db7 and #9f9dba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ae9dba). Try Lily and Amethyst Smoke colors in combination with #a9ba9d, 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 #a9ba9d 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 Laurel Green. Thus Thatch and Gull Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Laurel Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Tower Gray, and Thatch split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9ba9d square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Laurel Green tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#ae9dba) and two others. The Gull Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malta – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9da8ba and #baae9d.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9ba9d is made of 33% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Laurel Green has a hue angle of 95.17°, a saturation of 17.37% and a lightness of 67.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9ba9d is made of 6.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #a9ba9d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,186,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 36%, 31% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 0, 11.37, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(95.17,17.37%,67.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(95.17,15.59%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.5372,-11.2203,12.7451) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0069,45.9871,38.6661) |