Desert Cactus Color

#afca9d

Desert Cactus 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 #503562
Complementary Color #b89dc9
Color Shade: yellow green (96° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.39% (better contrasting with white)
Desert Cactus Color Sample
Desert Cactus Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #afca9d

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Desert Cactus Color. The Golden Crested Wren color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Soft Froth (#bdccb3) for more calm effect. Try Bethany as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b89dc9 is the best complementary color to Desert Cactus. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #afca9d 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 Sprout are #c5c99d and #9dc9a1. Thus found on the left and right of #afca9d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thistle Green and Spring Rain colors as they work well with Desert Cactus.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Desert Cactus palette consists of #c99dc5 and #a19dc9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b89dc9). Try Lilac and Blue Bell colors in combination with #afca9d, 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 #afca9d 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 Desert Cactus. Thus Careys Pink and Rock Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Desert Cactus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary London Hue, Shadow Green, and Eunry split by 90° on the color wheel. #afca9d 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. Desert Cactus tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#b89dc9) and two others. The Rock Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rodeo Dust – 120° from the complementary London Hue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9dafc9 and #c9b79d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #afca9d is made of 33% red, 38% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Desert Cactus has a hue angle of 96°, a saturation of 29.8% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afca9d is made of 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 20.78% black ink.

HEX #afca9d
RGB Decimal rgb(175,202,157)
RGB Percentage 33%, 38%, 29%
CMYK 10.59, 0, 17.65, 20.78
HSL hsl(96,29.8%,70.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(96,22.28%,79.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.3387,-17.2653,19.5149)
XYZ xyz(44.8855,53.7893,39.915)
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