Green Onion 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 | #3e1f76 |
| Complementary Color | #a788e0 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (81.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.78% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Onion Color. The Glow Worm color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Faith (#d5ebac) for more energetic effect. Try Mermaid Tears as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a788e0 is the best complementary color to Green Onion. 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 #c1e089 complementary color is Lavender, 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 Yellow Green are #e0d388 and #95e088. Thus found on the left and right of #c1e089 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zombie and Granny Smith Apple colors as they work well with Green Onion.
The split-complementary Green Onion palette consists of #d388e0 and #8895e0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a788e0). Try Lavender and Chetwode Blue colors in combination with #c1e089, 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 #c1e089 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 Green Onion. Thus Shocking and Cornflower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Green Onion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender, Riptide, and Petite Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1e089 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. Green Onion tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#a788e0) and two others. The Cornflower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tumbleweed – 120° from the complementary Lavender. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88c0e0 and #e0a788.
In a RGB color space, hex #c1e089 is made of 35% red, 40% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Green Onion has a hue angle of 81.38°, a saturation of 58.39% and a lightness of 70.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1e089 is made of 12.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.11% yellow and 12.16% black ink.
| HEX | #c1e089 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,224,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 40%, 25% |
| CMYK | 12.15, 0, 34.11, 12.16 |
| HSL | hsl(81.38,58.39%,70.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(81.38,38.84%,87.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.2279,-24.3614,39.2555) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1633,66.4549,33.692) |