Cool Avocado is pale, 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 | #3b4b82 |
| Complementary Color | #7c8cc4 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Avocado Color. The Emperor's Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called There's No Place Like Home (#ad9569) for more calm effect. Try Gathering Place as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7c8cc4 is the best complementary color to Cool Avocado. 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 #c4b47d complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Sorrell Brown are #c4907c and #b0c47c. Thus found on the left and right of #c4b47d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Cool Avocado.
The split-complementary Cool Avocado palette consists of #907cc4 and #7cb0c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c8cc4). Try Purple Mountain's Majesty and Glacier colors in combination with #c4b47d, 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 #c4b47d 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 Cool Avocado. Thus East Side and Neptune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cool Avocado contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4b47d 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. Cool Avocado tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7c8cc4) and two others. The Neptune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Old Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7cc4b3 and #c47c8c.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4b47d is made of 39% red, 36% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Avocado has a hue angle of 46.48°, a saturation of 37.57% and a lightness of 62.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4b47d is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 27.84% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c4b47d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,180,125) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 36%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.27, 27.84, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(46.48,37.57%,62.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.48,36.22%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.4539,-2.3726,30.1534) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7879,45.8589,25.9985) |