Apple Cream Color

#b8d7a6

Apple Cream 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 #472859
Complementary Color #c5a6d6
Color Shade: yellow green (97.96° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.71% (better contrasting with black)
Apple Cream Color Sample
Apple Cream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b8d7a6

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Apple Cream Color. The Bethany color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Olive Sand (#9abf8d) for more calm effect. Try Tactile as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c5a6d6 is the best complementary color to Apple Cream. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b8d7a6 complementary color is Light Wisteria, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #d0d6a6 and #a6d6ac. Thus found on the left and right of #b8d7a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Winter Hazel and Moss Green colors as they work well with Apple Cream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Apple Cream palette consists of #d6a6d0 and #aca6d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5a6d6). Try Lilac and Wistful colors in combination with #b8d7a6, 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 #b8d7a6 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 Apple Cream. Thus Careys Pink and Pigeon Post giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Apple Cream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Light Wisteria, Sinbad, and Eunry split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8d7a6 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid 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. Apple Cream tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#c5a6d6) and two others. The Pigeon Post is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Akaroa – 120° from the complementary Light Wisteria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6b8d6 and #d6c5a6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b8d7a6 is made of 33% red, 38% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Apple Cream has a hue angle of 97.96°, a saturation of 37.98% and a lightness of 74.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8d7a6 is made of 12.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.21% yellow and 15.69% black ink.

HEX #b8d7a6
RGB Decimal rgb(184,215,166)
RGB Percentage 33%, 38%, 29%
CMYK 12.15, 0, 19.21, 15.69
HSL hsl(97.96,37.98%,74.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(97.96,22.79%,84.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.6705,-19.135,20.8487)
XYZ xyz(50.9505,61.5444,45.2703)
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