Wisp Green Color

#c2dcb4

Wisp Green is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #3d234b
Complementary Color #ceb4dc
Color Shade: yellow green (99° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.43% (better contrasting with black)
Wisp Green Color Sample
Wisp Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c2dcb4

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Wisp Green Color. The Mineral Water color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Frostee (#dbe5d2) for more calm effect. Try Lily Pond as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ceb4dc is the best complementary color to Wisp Green. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c2dcb4 complementary color is Prelude, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sprout are #d6dcb4 and #b4dcba. Thus found on the left and right of #c2dcb4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beryl Green and Moss Green colors as they work well with Wisp Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wisp Green palette consists of #dcb4d6 and #bab4dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ceb4dc). Try Melanie and Pigeon Post colors in combination with #c2dcb4, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c2dcb4 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wisp Green. Thus Blossom and Pigeon Post giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wisp Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Prelude, Ziggurat, and Blossom split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2dcb4 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wisp Green tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#ceb4dc) and two others. The Pigeon Post is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Akaroa – 120° from the complementary Prelude. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4c2dc and #dcceb4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c2dcb4 is made of 33% red, 37% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Wisp Green has a hue angle of 99°, a saturation of 36.36% and a lightness of 78.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2dcb4 is made of 10.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.68% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #c2dcb4
RGB Decimal rgb(194,220,180)
RGB Percentage 33%, 37%, 30%
CMYK 10.19, 0, 15.68, 13.73
HSL hsl(99,36.36%,78.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(99,18.18%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.9714,-15.8568,16.8076)
XYZ xyz(56.0796,65.951,52.9541)
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