Sharp Green is soft, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #391385 |
| Complementary Color | #a07aeb |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (80° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sharp Green Color. The Green Cow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Inchworm (#b2ec5d) for more energetic effect. Try Laced Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a07aeb is the best complementary color to Sharp Green. 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 #c6ec7a complementary color is Portage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sulu are #ebd97a and #8deb7a. Thus found on the left and right of #c6ec7a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flax and Pastel Green colors as they work well with Sharp Green.
The split-complementary Sharp Green palette consists of #d87aeb and #7a8deb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a07aeb). Try Lavender and Portage colors in combination with #c6ec7a, 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 #c6ec7a offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sharp Green. Thus Carissma and Seagull giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sharp Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portage, Spray, and Deep Blush split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6ec7a square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sharp Green tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#a07aeb) and two others. The Seagull is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Apricot – 120° from the complementary Portage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7ac5eb and #eba07a.
In a RGB color space, hex #c6ec7a is made of 36% red, 42% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Sharp Green has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 75% and a lightness of 70.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6ec7a is made of 14.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.71% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #c6ec7a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,236,122) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 42%, 22% |
| CMYK | 14.9, 0, 44.71, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(80,75%,70.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(80,48.31%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.639,-29.8845,50.8705) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.797,73.4018,29.5868) |