Basil Smash 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 | #481e5e |
| Complementary Color | #cba1e1 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (99.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Basil Smash Color. The Celery Victor color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sweet Spring (#d1e8c2) for more calm effect. Try Green Song as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cba1e1 is the best complementary color to Basil Smash. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b7e1a1 complementary color is Light Wisteria, 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 Celadon are #d7e1a1 and #a1e1ab. Thus found on the left and right of #b7e1a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deco and Celadon colors as they work well with Basil Smash.
The split-complementary Basil Smash palette consists of #e1a1d6 and #aba1e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cba1e1). Try Light Orchid and Cold Purple colors in combination with #b7e1a1, 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 #b7e1a1 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 Basil Smash. Thus Shocking and Regent St Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Basil Smash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Light Wisteria, Morning Glory, and Shilo split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7e1a1 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. Basil Smash tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#cba1e1) and two others. The Regent St Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brandy – 120° from the complementary Light Wisteria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1b6e1 and #e1cba1.
In a RGB color space, hex #b7e1a1 is made of 32% red, 40% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Basil Smash has a hue angle of 99.38°, a saturation of 51.61% and a lightness of 75.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7e1a1 is made of 16.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #b7e1a1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,225,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 40%, 28% |
| CMYK | 16.48, 0, 25.1, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(99.38,51.61%,75.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(99.38,28.44%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.2462,-25.156,26.9629) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.8867,66.4909,43.7648) |