Young Leaves is calm, 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 | #462f74 |
| Complementary Color | #a28bd0 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (80° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.04% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Young Leaves Color. The Green Peridot color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Green Glow (#b0c965) for more energetic effect. Try Be Spontaneous as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a28bd0 is the best complementary color to Young Leaves. 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 #b9d08b complementary color is East Side, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pine Glade are #d0c48b and #96d08b. Thus found on the left and right of #b9d08b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Yuma and De York colors as they work well with Young Leaves.
The split-complementary Young Leaves palette consists of #c48bd0 and #8b96d0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a28bd0). Try East Side and Polo Blue colors in combination with #b9d08b, 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 #b9d08b 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 Young Leaves. Thus Viola and Half Baked giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Young Leaves contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Side, Monte Carlo, and Puce split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9d08b square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Young Leaves tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#a28bd0) and two others. The Half Baked is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tan – 120° from the complementary East Side. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8bb8d0 and #d0a28b.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9d08b is made of 35% red, 39% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Young Leaves has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 42.33% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9d08b is made of 9.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
| HEX | #b9d08b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,208,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 39%, 26% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 0, 27.06, 18.43 |
| HSL | hsl(80,42.33%,68.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(80,33.17%,81.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.3425,-19.2555,31.7713) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.2237,57.2901,32.9952) |