Ash Tree Color

#aabb99

Ash Tree is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #546
Complementary Color #a999bb
Color Shade: cool yellow (90° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.67% (better contrasting with white)
Ash Tree Color Sample
Ash Tree Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aabb99

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Ash Tree Color. The Celandine Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rural Eyes (#99af73) for more energetic effect. Try Fresh Sod as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a999bb is the best complementary color to Ash Tree. 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 #ab9 complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #bb9 and #9b9. Thus found on the left and right of #ab9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Ash Tree.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ash Tree palette consists of #b9b and #99b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a999bb). Try White and White colors in combination with #ab9, 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 #ab9 offers a combination of warm magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ash Tree. Thus White and Gull Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ash Tree contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab9 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and mid red 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. Ash Tree tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#a999bb) and two others. The Gull Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #99a9bb and #ba9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aabb99 is made of 33% red, 37% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Ash Tree has a hue angle of 90°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aabb99 is made of 6.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #aabb99
RGB Decimal rgb(170,187,153)
RGB Percentage 33%, 37%, 30%
CMYK 6.66, 0, 13.33, 26.67
HSL hsl(90,20%,66.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(90,18.18%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.7957,-12.0513,15.2837)
XYZ xyz(40.0977,46.3866,36.9771)
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