Siskin Green Color

#c8c76f

Siskin Green is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #373890
Complementary Color #6f6fc8
Color Shade: warm yellow (59.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.98% (better contrasting with white)
Siskin Green Color Sample
Siskin Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c8c76f

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Siskin Green Color. The Martini Olive color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Hep Green (#c4b146) for more energetic effect. Try Star Fruit Yellow Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6f6fc8 is the best complementary color to Siskin Green. 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 #c8c76f complementary color is Blue Marguerite, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #c89a6f and #9cc86f. Thus found on the left and right of #c8c76f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Antique Brass and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Siskin Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Siskin Green palette consists of #9a6fc8 and #6f9cc8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f6fc8). Try Amethyst and Danube colors in combination with #c8c76f, 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 #c8c76f offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Siskin Green. Thus Amethyst and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Siskin Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Marguerite, De York, and Hopbush split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8c76f square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Siskin Green tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6f6fc8) 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 #6fc8c7 and #c86f70.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c8c76f is made of 39% red, 39% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Siskin Green has a hue angle of 59.33°, a saturation of 44.72% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8c76f is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 34.9% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #c8c76f
RGB Decimal rgb(200,199,111)
RGB Percentage 39%, 39%, 22%
CMYK 0, 0.39, 34.9, 21.57
HSL hsl(59.33,44.72%,60.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(59.33,44.5%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.6212,-12.1481,43.974)
XYZ xyz(47.1121,54.2739,23.0318)
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