Timothy Grass Color

#adb274

Timothy Grass is pale, 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 #524d8b
Complementary Color #7873b2
Color Shade: mid yellow (64.84° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.65% (better contrasting with white)
Timothy Grass Color Sample
Timothy Grass Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #adb274

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Timothy Grass Color. The Broad Bean 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 Exotic Palm (#909969) for more calm effect. Try Indian Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7873b2 is the best complementary color to Timothy Grass. 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 #adb274 complementary color is Deluge, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Green Smoke are #b29773 and #8eb273. Thus found on the left and right of #adb274 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandal and Olivine colors as they work well with Timothy Grass.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Timothy Grass palette consists of #9773b2 and #738eb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7873b2). Try Wisteria and Wild Blue Yonder colors in combination with #adb274, 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 #adb274 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 Timothy Grass. Thus Bouquet and Neptune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Timothy Grass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deluge, Acapulco, and Turkish Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #adb274 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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. Timothy Grass tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#7873b2) and two others. The Neptune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Deluge. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #73acb2 and #b27873.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #adb274 is made of 37% red, 38% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Timothy Grass has a hue angle of 64.84°, a saturation of 28.7% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #adb274 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 30.2% black ink.

HEX #adb274
RGB Decimal rgb(173,178,116)
RGB Percentage 37%, 38%, 25%
CMYK 1.96, 0, 24.31, 30.2
HSL hsl(64.84,28.7%,57.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(64.84,34.83%,69.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.8613,-11.6152,31.1461)
XYZ xyz(36.3064,41.986,22.7136)
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