Sativa 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 | #4a40af |
| Complementary Color | #5950bf |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (65.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sativa Color. The Lentil Sprout 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 Machine Green (#a6a23f) for more calm effect. Try Fresh Apple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5950bf is the best complementary color to Sativa. 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 #b5bf50 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 #bf9150 and #7dbf50. Thus found on the left and right of #b5bf50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Twine and Mantis colors as they work well with Sativa.
The split-complementary Sativa palette consists of #9150bf and #507dbf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5950bf). Try Fuchsia Blue and Steel Blue colors in combination with #b5bf50, 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 #b5bf50 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 Sativa. Thus Fuchsia Pink and Fountain Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sativa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Violet, Emerald, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5bf50 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. Sativa tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#5950bf) 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 #50b4bf and #bf5950.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5bf50 is made of 40% red, 42% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Sativa has a hue angle of 65.41°, a saturation of 46.44% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5bf50 is made of 3.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.53% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #b5bf50 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,191,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 42%, 18% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 0, 43.53, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(65.41,46.44%,53.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(65.41,58.12%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.6129,-18.5994,53.5659) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1348,47.6645,14.727) |