Field Day Color

#c5e6a4

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

Inverse Color #3a195b
Complementary Color #c4a3e6
Color Shade: cool yellow (90° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.25% (better contrasting with black)
Field Day Color Sample
Field Day Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c5e6a4

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Field Day Color. The Green Veil color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Green Glint (#dcf1c7) for more energetic effect. Try Greenette as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c4a3e6 is the best complementary color to Field Day. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5e6a4 complementary color is Biloba Flower, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Caper are #e6e6a3 and #a3e6a3. Thus found on the left and right of #c5e6a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zombie and Granny Smith Apple colors as they work well with Field Day.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Field Day palette consists of #e6a3e6 and #a3a3e6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4a3e6). Try Light Orchid and Dull Lavender colors in combination with #c5e6a4, 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 #c5e6a4 offers a combination of warm magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Field Day. Thus Kobi and Regent St Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Field Day contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Biloba Flower, Water Leaf, and Shilo split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5e6a4 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and mid red 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. Field Day tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#c4a3e6) and two others. The Regent St Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cashmere – 120° from the complementary Biloba Flower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3c4e6 and #e6c5a3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c5e6a4 is made of 33% red, 39% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Field Day has a hue angle of 90°, a saturation of 56.9% and a lightness of 77.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5e6a4 is made of 12.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.89% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #c5e6a4
RGB Decimal rgb(197,230,164)
RGB Percentage 33%, 39%, 28%
CMYK 12.95, 0, 25.89, 9.8
HSL hsl(90,56.9%,77.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(90,28.7%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.5551,-22.2022,28.6947)
XYZ xyz(58.0236,71.1443,45.796)
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