New Green Color

#b5ac31

New Green is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #4a53ce
Complementary Color #3039b5
Color Shade: warm yellow (55.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 45.1% (better contrasting with white)
New Green Color Sample
New Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b5ac31

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to New Green Color. The Lizard Belly color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Yellow-Green Grosbeak (#c8cd37) for more energetic effect. Try Nurgle's Rot as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3039b5 is the best complementary color to New Green. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5ac31 complementary color is Governor Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Earls Green are #b56930 and #7cb530. Thus found on the left and right of #b5ac31 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper and Sushi colors as they work well with New Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary New Green palette consists of #6930b5 and #307bb5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3039b5). Try Purple Heart and Astral colors in combination with #b5ac31, 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 #b5ac31 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the New Green. Thus Vivid Violet and Keppel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of New Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Governor Bay, Jungle Green, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5ac31 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. New Green tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#3039b5) and two others. The Keppel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Well Read – 120° from the complementary Governor Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #30b5ac and #b53039.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b5ac31 is made of 45% red, 43% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode New Green has a hue angle of 55.91°, a saturation of 57.39% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5ac31 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 51.76% yellow and 29.02% black ink.

HEX #b5ac31
RGB Decimal rgb(181,172,49)
RGB Percentage 45%, 43%, 12%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 51.76, 29.02
HSL hsl(55.91,57.39%,45.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(55.91,72.93%,70.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.1482,-10.8235,60.5706)
XYZ xyz(34.363,39.5506,8.7286)
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