Saxon Color

#abc1a0

Saxon 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 #543e5f
Complementary Color #b6a0c1
Color Shade: yellow green (100° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.22% (better contrasting with white)
Saxon Color Sample
Saxon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #abc1a0

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Saxon Color. The Willow Dyed color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Flavoparmelia Caperata (#8fb67b) for more energetic effect. Try Desert Panzer as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b6a0c1 is the best complementary color to Saxon. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #abc1a0 complementary color is London Hue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #bbc1a0 and #a0c1a5. Thus found on the left and right of #abc1a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eagle and Spring Rain colors as they work well with Saxon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Saxon palette consists of #c1a0bb and #a5a0c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6a0c1). Try Lily and Logan colors in combination with #abc1a0, 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 #abc1a0 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 Saxon. Thus Lily and Cadet Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Saxon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary London Hue, Tower Gray, and Thatch split by 90° on the color wheel. #abc1a0 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet 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. Saxon tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#b6a0c1) and two others. The Cadet Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bison Hide – 120° from the complementary London Hue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0abc1 and #c1b6a0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #abc1a0 is made of 33% red, 37% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Saxon has a hue angle of 100°, a saturation of 21.02% and a lightness of 69.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #abc1a0 is made of 8.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 24.31% black ink.

HEX #abc1a0
RGB Decimal rgb(171,193,160)
RGB Percentage 33%, 37%, 31%
CMYK 8.63, 0, 12.94, 24.31
HSL hsl(100,21.02%,69.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(100,17.1%,75.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.6598,-13.6147,14.1341)
XYZ xyz(42.2097,49.3359,40.5558)
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