Tender Shoots 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 | #4a33c6 |
| Complementary Color | #5039cc |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (69.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Tender Shoots Color. The Funky Frog 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 saturated alternative called Tree Frog (#9fb32e) for more energetic effect. Try Booger as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5039cc is the best complementary color to Tender Shoots. 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 #b5cc39 complementary color is Purple Heart, 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 Earls Green are #cc9939 and #6bcc39. Thus found on the left and right of #b5cc39 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Gold and Atlantis colors as they work well with Tender Shoots.
The split-complementary Tender Shoots palette consists of #9939cc and #396bcc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5039cc). Try Purple Heart and Mariner colors in combination with #b5cc39, 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 #b5cc39 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 Tender Shoots. Thus Medium Red Violet and Scooter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tender Shoots contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Purple Heart, Shamrock, and Hibiscus split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5cc39 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. Tender Shoots tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#5039cc) and two others. The Scooter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mojo – 120° from the complementary Purple Heart. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #39b5cc and #cc5039.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5cc39 is made of 41% red, 46% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Tender Shoots has a hue angle of 69.39°, a saturation of 59.04% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5cc39 is made of 9.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.65% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #b5cc39 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,204,57) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 46%, 13% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 0, 57.65, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(69.39,59.04%,51.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(69.39,72.06%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.0547,-26.4306,66.3314) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3874,53.3049,11.9784) |