Chicory Green is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #44548a |
| Complementary Color | #7584bb |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Chicory Green Color. The Rattan color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rattan Basket (#a79069) for more calm effect. Try Fossil Butte as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7584bb is the best complementary color to Chicory Green. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bbab75 complementary color is Ship Cove, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gimblet are #bb8875 and #a8bb75. Thus found on the left and right of #bbab75 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Olivine colors as they work well with Chicory Green.
The split-complementary Chicory Green palette consists of #8875bb and #75a8bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7584bb). Try Purple Mountain's Majesty and Neptune colors in combination with #bbab75, 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 #bbab75 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chicory Green. Thus Wisteria and Neptune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chicory Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbab75 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chicory Green tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7584bb) and two others. The Neptune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #75bbab and #bb7584.
In a RGB color space, hex #bbab75 is made of 39% red, 36% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Chicory Green has a hue angle of 46.29°, a saturation of 33.98% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbab75 is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bbab75 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,171,117) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 36%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.27, 27.45, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(46.29,33.98%,59.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.29,37.43%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.1584,-2.1682,29.9201) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2673,40.975,22.7217) |