Bilious Green is calm, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #562e8e |
| Complementary Color | #9971d0 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Bilious Green Color. The Young Leaves color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Coincidence (#c7de88) for more energetic effect. Try Chinese Money Plant as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9971d0 is the best complementary color to Bilious Green. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9d171 complementary color is Lilac Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wild Willow are #d0c871 and #79d071. Thus found on the left and right of #a9d171 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Laser and Mantis colors as they work well with Bilious Green.
The split-complementary Bilious Green palette consists of #c871d0 and #7179d0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9971d0). Try Lavender and Moody Blue colors in combination with #a9d171, 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 #a9d171 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bilious Green. Thus Hopbush and Danube giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bilious Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lilac Bush, Downy, and New York Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9d171 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bilious Green tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#9971d0) and two others. The Danube is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Whiskey – 120° from the complementary Lilac Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #71a8d0 and #d09871.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9d171 is made of 34% red, 43% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Bilious Green has a hue angle of 85°, a saturation of 51.06% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9d171 is made of 15.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.65% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #a9d171 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,209,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 43%, 23% |
| CMYK | 15.69, 0, 37.65, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(85,51.06%,63.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(85,45.93%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.1725,-28.9558,43.1741) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1433,55.2282,24.0617) |