Plymouth Green Color

#b1b695

Plymouth Green 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 #4e496a
Complementary Color #9a95b6
Color Shade: mid yellow (69.09° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.9% (better contrasting with white)
Plymouth Green Color Sample
Plymouth Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b1b695

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Plymouth Green Color. The Canyon Falls 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 Lemon Grass (#999a86) for more calm effect. Try Gundaroo Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9a95b6 is the best complementary color to Plymouth Green. 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 #b1b695 complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, 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 Swamp Green are #b6aa95 and #a0b695. Thus found on the left and right of #b1b695 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heathered Gray and Norway colors as they work well with Plymouth Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Plymouth Green palette consists of #aa95b6 and #95a0b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a95b6). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #b1b695, 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 #b1b695 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 Plymouth Green. Thus Bouquet and Gull Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Plymouth Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Summer Green, and Thatch split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1b695 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. Plymouth Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#9a95b6) and two others. The Gull Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #95b1b6 and #b69a95.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b1b695 is made of 35% red, 36% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Plymouth Green has a hue angle of 69.09°, a saturation of 18.44% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1b695 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 28.63% black ink.

HEX #b1b695
RGB Decimal rgb(177,182,149)
RGB Percentage 35%, 36%, 29%
CMYK 1.96, 0, 12.94, 28.63
HSL hsl(69.09,18.44%,64.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(69.09,18.13%,71.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.8741,-7.4981,16.2388)
XYZ xyz(40.2842,44.9729,34.9912)
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