Celery is soft, 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 | #4b3fb3 |
| Complementary Color | #574cc0 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (66.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Celery Color. The Ogryn Camo 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 Camo Green (#a5a542) for more calm effect. Try Fresh Apple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#574cc0 is the best complementary color to Celery. 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 #b4c04c complementary color is Blue Violet, 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 Celery are #c0924c and #79c04c. Thus found on the left and right of #b4c04c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tussock and Mantis colors as they work well with Celery.
The split-complementary Celery palette consists of #914cc0 and #4c7ac0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#574cc0). Try Fuchsia Blue and Indigo colors in combination with #b4c04c, 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 #b4c04c 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 Celery. Thus Fuchsia Pink and Fountain Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Celery contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Violet, Puerto Rico, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4c04c 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. Celery tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#574cc0) and two others. The Fountain Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown – 120° from the complementary Blue Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4cb4c0 and #c0584c.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4c04c is made of 40% red, 43% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Celery has a hue angle of 66.21°, a saturation of 47.93% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4c04c is made of 4.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.49% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #b4c04c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,192,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 43%, 17% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 0, 45.49, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(66.21,47.93%,52.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(66.21,60.42%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.7772,-19.81,55.4866) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9765,47.9244,14.0335) |