Lily Green Color

#c5cf98

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

Inverse Color #3a3067
Complementary Color #a197cf
Color Shade: mid yellow (70.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.39% (better contrasting with black)
Lily Green Color Sample
Lily Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c5cf98

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lily Green Color. The Lavish Lime color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fancy Flirt (#b4b780) for more calm effect. Try Beach Grass as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a197cf is the best complementary color to Lily Green. 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 #c5cf98 complementary color is Blue Bell, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pine Glade are #cfbd97 and #a9cf97. Thus found on the left and right of #c5cf98 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Yuma and Sprout colors as they work well with Lily Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lily Green palette consists of #bd97cf and #97a9cf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a197cf). Try East Side and Polo Blue colors in combination with #c5cf98, 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 #c5cf98 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 Lily Green. Thus Viola and Half Baked giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lily Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bell, Sinbad, and Careys Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5cf98 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta 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. Lily Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#a197cf) and two others. The Half Baked is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eunry – 120° from the complementary Blue Bell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97c5cf and #cfa197.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c5cf98 is made of 35% red, 37% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Lily Green has a hue angle of 70.91°, a saturation of 36.42% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5cf98 is made of 3.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 18.82% black ink.

HEX #c5cf98
RGB Decimal rgb(197,207,152)
RGB Percentage 35%, 37%, 27%
CMYK 3.93, 0, 21.57, 18.82
HSL hsl(70.91,36.42%,70.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(70.91,26.57%,81.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.1611,-12.4809,26.2647)
XYZ xyz(51.0063,58.763,38.3598)
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