Apium is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #4a2f5d |
| Complementary Color | #bca2d0 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (95.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.55% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Apium Color. The Snow Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Breakaway (#cedac3) for more calm effect. Try Issey-San as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bca2d0 is the best complementary color to Apium. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5d0a2 complementary color is East Side, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sprout are #ccd0a2 and #a2d0a6. Thus found on the left and right of #b5d0a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chino and Spring Rain colors as they work well with Apium.
The split-complementary Apium palette consists of #d0a2cb and #a5a2d0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bca2d0). Try Lilac and Wistful colors in combination with #b5d0a2, 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 #b5d0a2 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Apium. Thus Careys Pink and Rock Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apium contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Side, Jungle Mist, and Eunry split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5d0a2 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Apium tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#bca2d0) and two others. The Rock Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla – 120° from the complementary East Side. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2b4d0 and #d0bca2.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5d0a2 is made of 33% red, 38% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Apium has a hue angle of 95.22°, a saturation of 32.86% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5d0a2 is made of 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
| HEX | #b5d0a2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,208,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 38%, 29% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 0, 18.04, 18.43 |
| HSL | hsl(95.22,32.86%,72.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(95.22,22.12%,81.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.4847,-17.3412,19.9001) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1335,57.5441,42.7526) |