Powdered Green Tea is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #3a3a95 |
| Complementary Color | #6969c5 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Powdered Green Tea Color. The Dill Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Yerba Mate (#c8c48f) for more calm effect. Try Pesto as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6969c5 is the best complementary color to Powdered Green Tea. 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 #c5c56a complementary color is Blue Marguerite, 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 Wild Willow are #c59769 and #97c569. Thus found on the left and right of #c5c56a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Twine and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Powdered Green Tea.
The split-complementary Powdered Green Tea palette consists of #9769c5 and #6997c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6969c5). Try Amethyst and Danube colors in combination with #c5c56a, 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 #c5c56a 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 Powdered Green Tea. Thus Fuchsia Pink and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Powdered Green Tea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Marguerite, De York, and Hopbush split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5c56a 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. Powdered Green Tea tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6969c5) 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 #69c4c5 and #c56969.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5c56a is made of 39% red, 39% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Powdered Green Tea has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 43.96% and a lightness of 59.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5c56a is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.68% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c5c56a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,197,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 39%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 35.68, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(60,43.96%,59.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,46.19%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.7825,-12.8305,45.3527) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5937,52.8434,21.4324) |