Wasabi is calm, 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 | #502880 |
| Complementary Color | #a67fd7 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (87.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.06% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Wasabi Color. The Bright Lettuce color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Field Day (#c5e6a4) for more energetic effect. Try Cactus Spike as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a67fd7 is the best complementary color to Wasabi. 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 #afd77f complementary color is Lilac Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Feijoa are #d7d37f and #82d77f. Thus found on the left and right of #afd77f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deco and Pastel Green colors as they work well with Wasabi.
The split-complementary Wasabi palette consists of #d27fd7 and #7f83d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a67fd7). Try Lavender and Chetwode Blue colors in combination with #afd77f, 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 #afd77f 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 Wasabi. Thus Hopbush and Danube giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wasabi contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lilac Bush, Bermuda, and New York Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #afd77f square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wasabi tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#a67fd7) and two others. The Danube is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tumbleweed – 120° from the complementary Lilac Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7faed7 and #d7a77f.
In a RGB color space, hex #afd77f is made of 34% red, 42% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Wasabi has a hue angle of 87.27°, a saturation of 52.38% and a lightness of 67.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afd77f is made of 15.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.51% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #afd77f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,215,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 42%, 25% |
| CMYK | 15.68, 0, 34.51, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(87.27,52.38%,67.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(87.27,40.93%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.4273,-27.9217,39.1507) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8104,59.2471,29.1001) |