Paspalum Grass is pale, 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 | #464268 |
| Complementary Color | #9b97bd |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (66.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Paspalum Grass Color. The Moon Mist color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Green Alabaster (#c8ccba) for more calm effect. Try Zebra Grass as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9b97bd is the best complementary color to Paspalum Grass. 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 #b9bd97 complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swamp Green are #bdae97 and #a6bd97. Thus found on the left and right of #b9bd97 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heathered Gray and Norway colors as they work well with Paspalum Grass.
The split-complementary Paspalum Grass palette consists of #ae97bd and #97a6bd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b97bd). Try Amethyst Smoke and Nepal colors in combination with #b9bd97, 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 #b9bd97 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 Paspalum Grass. Thus Lilac and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paspalum Grass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Summer Green, and Thatch split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9bd97 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Paspalum Grass tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#9b97bd) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Quicksand – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97b9bd and #bd9b97.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9bd97 is made of 35% red, 36% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Paspalum Grass has a hue angle of 66.32°, a saturation of 22.35% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9bd97 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #b9bd97 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,189,151) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 36%, 29% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0, 14.9, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(66.32,22.35%,66.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(66.32,20.11%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.4164,-7.8597,18.7859) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7911,48.9438,36.4172) |