Cardamom 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 | #558 |
| Complementary Color | #7777a9 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cardamom Color. The Tupelo Tree color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Peapod Green (#8e916d) for more calm effect. Try Paid in Full as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7777a9 is the best complementary color to Cardamom. 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 #aa7 complementary color is Kimberly, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #a99077 and #90a977. Thus found on the left and right of #aa7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandrift and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Cardamom.
The split-complementary Cardamom palette consists of #9077a9 and #7790a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7777a9). Try Lavender Purple and Bermuda Gray colors in combination with #aa7, 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 #aa7 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 Cardamom. Thus Bouquet and Gumbo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cardamom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kimberly, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa7 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cardamom tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7777a9) and two others. The Gumbo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pharlap – 120° from the complementary Kimberly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77a9a9 and #a97777.
In a RGB color space, hex #aaaa77 is made of 37% red, 37% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Cardamom has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 23.08% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aaaa77 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aaaa77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,170,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 37%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 20, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(60,23.08%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,30%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.4805,-8.2252,26.3695) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2821,38.6274,23.1017) |