Gooseberry Fool is calm, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #5348a0 |
| Complementary Color | #695fb7 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (67.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gooseberry Fool Color. The Spinach Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Nasturtium Shoot (#869f49) for more calm effect. Try Totally Broccoli as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#695fb7 is the best complementary color to Gooseberry Fool. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #acb75f complementary color is Blue Violet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Olive Green are #b7965f and #80b75f. Thus found on the left and right of #acb75f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Muddy Waters and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Gooseberry Fool.
The split-complementary Gooseberry Fool palette consists of #965fb7 and #5f80b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#695fb7). Try Wisteria and Ship Cove colors in combination with #acb75f, 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 #acb75f offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gooseberry Fool. Thus Fuchsia Pink and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gooseberry Fool contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Violet, Silver Tree, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #acb75f square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gooseberry Fool tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#695fb7) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Santa Fe – 120° from the complementary Blue Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5fabb7 and #b76a5f.
In a RGB color space, hex #acb75f is made of 38% red, 41% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Gooseberry Fool has a hue angle of 67.5°, a saturation of 37.93% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #acb75f is made of 4.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.51% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #acb75f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,183,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 41%, 21% |
| CMYK | 4.31, 0, 34.51, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(67.5,37.93%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(67.5,48.09%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.8687,-16.9396,43.1364) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0123,43.4639,17.3178) |