Melissa Color

#b5d96b

Melissa is soft, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #4a2694
Complementary Color #8e6bd8
Color Shade: cool yellow (79.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.53% (better contrasting with black)
Melissa Color Sample
Melissa Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b5d96b

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Melissa Color. The Acid Candy color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wicked Green (#9bca47) for more calm effect. Try Mossy Shining Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8e6bd8 is the best complementary color to Melissa. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5d96b complementary color is Medium Purple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Yellow Green are #d8c56b and #7ed86b. Thus found on the left and right of #b5d96b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tacha and Pastel Green colors as they work well with Melissa.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Melissa palette consists of #c66bd8 and #6b7ed8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e6bd8). Try Lavender and Danube colors in combination with #b5d96b, 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 #b5d96b offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Melissa. Thus Hopbush and Viking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Melissa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Medium Purple, Bermuda, and Charm split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5d96b square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red 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. Melissa tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#8e6bd8) and two others. The Viking is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Copperfield – 120° from the complementary Medium Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6bb4d8 and #d88e6b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b5d96b is made of 36% red, 43% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Melissa has a hue angle of 79.64°, a saturation of 59.14% and a lightness of 63.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5d96b is made of 14.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.14% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #b5d96b
RGB Decimal rgb(181,217,107)
RGB Percentage 36%, 43%, 21%
CMYK 14.12, 0, 43.14, 14.9
HSL hsl(79.64,59.14%,63.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(79.64,50.69%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.1152,-28.8653,49.8156)
XYZ xyz(46.5228,60.511,23.1377)
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