Gentle Dill is calm, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #3c3391 |
| Complementary Color | #766dcc |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (65.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gentle Dill Color. The Golden Cartridge color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Parachute (#beb755) for more calm effect. Try Motherland as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#766dcc is the best complementary color to Gentle Dill. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c3cc6e complementary color is Blue Marguerite, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wild Willow are #cca66d and #93cc6d. Thus found on the left and right of #c3cc6e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Laser and Mantis colors as they work well with Gentle Dill.
The split-complementary Gentle Dill palette consists of #a66dcc and #6d93cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#766dcc). Try Amethyst and Danube colors in combination with #c3cc6e, 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 #c3cc6e offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gentle Dill. Thus Fuchsia Pink and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gentle Dill contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Marguerite, Downy, and Hopbush split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3cc6e square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gentle Dill tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#766dcc) and two others. The Downy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Contessa – 120° from the complementary Blue Marguerite. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6dc2cc and #cc776d.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3cc6e is made of 38% red, 40% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Gentle Dill has a hue angle of 65.74°, a saturation of 47.96% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3cc6e is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.86% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #c3cc6e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,204,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 40%, 22% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 0, 36.86, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(65.74,47.96%,61.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(65.74,46.08%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.5646,-16.7729,45.5318) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.913,55.9136,23.0717) |