Chayote Color

#c7e2c6

Chayote is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue

Inverse Color #381d39
Complementary Color #e1c5e2
Color Shade: warm green (117.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.14% (better contrasting with black)
Chayote Color Sample
Chayote Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c7e2c6

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Chayote Color. The Mint Fizz color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Green Whisper (#e3eee3) for more calm effect. Try Sign of Spring as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e1c5e2 is the best complementary color to Chayote. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c7e2c6 complementary color is Snuff, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Surf Crest are #d4e2c5 and #c5e2d3. Thus found on the left and right of #c7e2c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kidnapper and Edgewater colors as they work well with Chayote.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chayote palette consists of #e2c5d4 and #d3c5e2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1c5e2). Try Melanie and Prelude colors in combination with #c7e2c6, 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 #c7e2c6 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chayote. Thus Dust Storm and Periwinkle Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chayote contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Snuff, Botticelli, and Dust Storm split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7e2c6 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm 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. Chayote tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#e1c5e2) and two others. The Periwinkle Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tana – 120° from the complementary Snuff. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5c6e2 and #e2e1c5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c7e2c6 is made of 32% red, 36% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Chayote has a hue angle of 117.86°, a saturation of 32.56% and a lightness of 83.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7e2c6 is made of 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #c7e2c6
RGB Decimal rgb(199,226,198)
RGB Percentage 32%, 36%, 32%
CMYK 10.59, 0, 10.98, 11.37
HSL hsl(117.86,32.56%,83.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(117.86,12.39%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.2962,-14.0897,10.6994)
XYZ xyz(60.9426,70.612,63.8436)
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