Chestnut Shell Color

#adff2f

Chestnut Shell is vivid, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #5200d0
Complementary Color #812fff
Color Shade: cool yellow (83.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.22% (better contrasting with black)
Chestnut Shell Color Sample
Chestnut Shell Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #adff2f

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Chestnut Shell Color. The Loud Lime color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gǎn Lǎn Huáng Olive (#c9ff27) for more calm effect. Try Chartreuse as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#812fff is the best complementary color to Chestnut Shell. 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 #adff2f complementary color is Electric Violet, 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 Green Yellow are #ffe92f and #45ff2f. Thus found on the left and right of #adff2f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bright Sun and Harlequin colors as they work well with Chestnut Shell.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chestnut Shell palette consists of #e82fff and #2f45ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#812fff). Try Heliotrope and Blue Ribbon colors in combination with #adff2f, 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 #adff2f offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chestnut Shell. Thus Persian Rose and Dodger Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chestnut Shell contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Electric Violet, Cyan / Aqua, and Coral Red split by 90° on the color wheel. #adff2f square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool 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. Chestnut Shell tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#812fff) and two others. The Dodger Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crusta – 120° from the complementary Electric Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2facff and #ff812f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #adff2f is made of 36% red, 54% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Chestnut Shell has a hue angle of 83.65°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #adff2f is made of 32.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.57% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #adff2f
RGB Decimal rgb(173,255,47)
RGB Percentage 36%, 54%, 10%
CMYK 32.16, 0, 81.57, 0
HSL hsl(83.65,100%,59.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(83.65,81.57%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.9576,-52.4838,81.866)
XYZ xyz(53.5067,80.6095,15.4284)
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