Celery Color

#b8c25d

Celery is calm, 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 #473da2
Complementary Color #675dc2
Color Shade: mid yellow (65.94° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.27% (better contrasting with white)
Celery Color Sample
Celery Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b8c25d

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Celery Color. The Kiwi Fruit 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 Persian Belt (#99ac4b) for more calm effect. Try Olive Reserve as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#675dc2 is the best complementary color to Celery. 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 #b8c25d complementary color is Blue Marguerite, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #c2995d and #85c25d. Thus found on the left and right of #b8c25d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Twine and Mantis colors as they work well with Celery.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Celery palette consists of #995dc2 and #5d85c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#675dc2). Try Amethyst and Steel Blue colors in combination with #b8c25d, 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 #b8c25d 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 Celery. Thus Fuchsia Pink and Fountain Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Celery contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Marguerite, Silver Tree, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8c25d square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta 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. Celery tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#675dc2) and two others. The Fountain Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Contessa – 120° from the complementary Blue Marguerite. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5db7c2 and #c2675d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b8c25d is made of 39% red, 41% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Celery has a hue angle of 65.94°, a saturation of 45.29% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8c25d is made of 3.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.61% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #b8c25d
RGB Decimal rgb(184,194,93)
RGB Percentage 39%, 41%, 20%
CMYK 3.92, 0, 39.61, 23.92
HSL hsl(65.94,45.29%,56.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(65.94,52.06%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.801,-17.7962,49.0017)
XYZ xyz(41.0347,49.5642,17.76)
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