Hep Green is soft, 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 | #3b4eb9 |
| Complementary Color | #4558c4 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Hep Green Color. The Energized color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Balsam Pear (#b19338) for more energetic effect. Try Split Pea as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4558c4 is the best complementary color to Hep 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 #c4b146 complementary color is Indigo, 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 Roti are #c47145 and #98c445. Thus found on the left and right of #c4b146 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper and Sushi colors as they work well with Hep Green.
The split-complementary Hep Green palette consists of #7145c4 and #4598c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4558c4). Try Fuchsia Blue and Pelorous colors in combination with #c4b146, 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 #c4b146 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 Hep Green. Thus Amethyst and Puerto Rico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hep Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4b146 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. Hep Green tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4558c4) and two others. The Puerto Rico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #45c4b1 and #c44558.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4b146 is made of 44% red, 40% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Hep Green has a hue angle of 50.95°, a saturation of 51.64% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4b146 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 49.41% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c4b146 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,177,70) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 40%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 49.41, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(50.95,51.64%,52.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.95,64.29%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.9753,-5.7859,55.4537) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5926,43.6222,12.1275) |