Fresh Thyme Color

#aebda8

Fresh Thyme 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 #514257
Complementary Color #b7a7bd
Color Shade: yellow green (102.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70% (better contrasting with white)
Fresh Thyme Color Sample
Fresh Thyme Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aebda8

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Fresh Thyme Color. The Pear Cactus 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 Foliage (#95b388) for more energetic effect. Try Solstice as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b7a7bd is the best complementary color to Fresh Thyme. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aebda8 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 #b8bda7 and #a7bdac. Thus found on the left and right of #aebda8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eagle and Spring Rain colors as they work well with Fresh Thyme.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fresh Thyme palette consists of #bda7b8 and #aca7bd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7a7bd). Try Lily and Spun Pearl colors in combination with #aebda8, 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 #aebda8 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 Fresh Thyme. Thus Pink Swan and Cadet Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fresh Thyme contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary London Hue, Tower Gray, and Silk split by 90° on the color wheel. #aebda8 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. Fresh Thyme tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#b7a7bd) and two others. The Cadet Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nomad – 120° from the complementary London Hue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7adbd and #bdb7a7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aebda8 is made of 33% red, 36% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Fresh Thyme has a hue angle of 102.86°, a saturation of 13.73% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aebda8 is made of 5.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 25.88% black ink.

HEX #aebda8
RGB Decimal rgb(174,189,168)
RGB Percentage 33%, 36%, 32%
CMYK 5.88, 0, 8.24, 25.88
HSL hsl(102.86,13.73%,70%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(102.86,11.11%,74.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.9641,-9.0817,8.8574)
XYZ xyz(42.721,48.221,44.1017)
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