Seedling is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #3f345e |
| Complementary Color | #aca1ca |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (75.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Seedling Color. The Balance color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Green Frost (#d0d6bf) for more calm effect. Try Garlic Suede as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aca1ca is the best complementary color to Seedling. 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 #c0cba1 complementary color is Logan, 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 Thistle Green are #cac0a1 and #abcaa1. Thus found on the left and right of #c0cba1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chino and Spring Rain colors as they work well with Seedling.
The split-complementary Seedling palette consists of #c0a1ca and #a1abca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aca1ca). Try London Hue and Rock Blue colors in combination with #c0cba1, 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 #c0cba1 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 Seedling. Thus Lilac and Casper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Seedling contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Logan, Shadow Green, and Careys Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c0cba1 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. Seedling tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#aca1ca) and two others. The Casper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rodeo Dust – 120° from the complementary Logan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1bfca and #caaba1.
In a RGB color space, hex #c0cba1 is made of 35% red, 37% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Seedling has a hue angle of 75.71°, a saturation of 28.77% and a lightness of 71.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c0cba1 is made of 4.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #c0cba1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(192,203,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 37%, 29% |
| CMYK | 4.32, 0, 16.47, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(75.71,28.77%,71.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(75.71,20.69%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.8928,-10.9799,19.7304) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.5272,56.4915,42.0118) |