Garden Spot Color

#b1ca95

Garden Spot is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #4e356a
Complementary Color #ad94ca
Color Shade: cool yellow (88.3° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 68.82% (better contrasting with white)
Garden Spot Color Sample
Garden Spot Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b1ca95

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Garden Spot Color. The Stability color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bonsai Tint (#c5d1b2) for more calm effect. Try Pistachio as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ad94ca is the best complementary color to Garden Spot. 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 #b1ca95 complementary color is East Side, 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 Pine Glade are #cac894 and #96ca94. Thus found on the left and right of #b1ca95 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pine Glade and De York colors as they work well with Garden Spot.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Garden Spot palette consists of #c894ca and #9496ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ad94ca). Try East Side and Blue Bell colors in combination with #b1ca95, 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 #b1ca95 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 Garden Spot. Thus Viola and Rock Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Garden Spot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Side, Half Baked, and Oriental Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1ca95 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. Garden Spot tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#ad94ca) and two others. The Rock Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rodeo Dust – 120° from the complementary East Side. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #94b1ca and #caae94.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b1ca95 is made of 34% red, 38% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Garden Spot has a hue angle of 88.3°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 68.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1ca95 is made of 9.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 20.78% black ink.

HEX #b1ca95
RGB Decimal rgb(177,202,149)
RGB Percentage 34%, 38%, 28%
CMYK 9.81, 0, 20.79, 20.78
HSL hsl(88.3,33.33%,68.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(88.3,26.24%,79.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.3205,-17.7911,23.7444)
XYZ xyz(44.6768,53.7581,36.4554)
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