Northgate Green Color

#aaa388

Northgate Green is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #555c77
Complementary Color #888faa
Color Shade: warm yellow (47.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60% (better contrasting with white)
Northgate Green Color Sample
Northgate Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aaa388

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Northgate Green Color. The Mossy Pavement color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Laminated Wood (#948c7e) for more calm effect. Try Witch Hazel Leaf as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#888faa is the best complementary color to Northgate Green. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aaa388 complementary color is Manatee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hillary are #aa9288 and #a0aa88. Thus found on the left and right of #aaa388 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Sage colors as they work well with Northgate Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Northgate Green palette consists of #9188aa and #88a0aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#888faa). Try Amethyst Smoke and Bali Hai colors in combination with #aaa388, 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 #aaa388 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Northgate Green. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Cascade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Northgate Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Envy, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #aaa388 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta 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. Northgate Green tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#888faa) and two others. The Cascade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Del Rio – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88aaa3 and #aa888f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aaa388 is made of 36% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Northgate Green has a hue angle of 47.65°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aaa388 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 13.34% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #aaa388
RGB Decimal rgb(170,163,136)
RGB Percentage 36%, 35%, 29%
CMYK 0, 2.75, 13.34, 33.33
HSL hsl(47.65,16.67%,60%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(47.65,20%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.9138,-2.0386,14.955)
XYZ xyz(34.1187,36.518,28.543)
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