Sweet Grass 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 | #4d4975 |
| Complementary Color | #8d8ab6 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (65.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Grass Color. The Wholemeal Cookie color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Kidnapper (#bfc0ab) for more calm effect. Try Sidekick as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8d8ab6 is the best complementary color to Sweet Grass. 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 #b2b68a complementary color is Lavender Purple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #b6a48a and #9bb68a. Thus found on the left and right of #b2b68a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mongoose and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Sweet Grass.
The split-complementary Sweet Grass palette consists of #a48ab6 and #8a9bb6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d8ab6). Try Amethyst Smoke and Bali Hai colors in combination with #b2b68a, 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 #b2b68a 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 Sweet Grass. Thus Bouquet and Gulf Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sweet Grass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Purple, Summer Green, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b2b68a square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sweet Grass tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#8d8ab6) and two others. The Gulf Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Quicksand – 120° from the complementary Lavender Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ab1b6 and #b68e8a.
In a RGB color space, hex #b2b68a is made of 36% red, 37% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Grass has a hue angle of 65.45°, a saturation of 23.16% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b2b68a is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.25% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b2b68a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,182,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 37%, 28% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0, 17.25, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(65.45,23.16%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(65.45,24.18%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.7308,-8.7821,21.9913) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6755,44.7559,30.5924) |