Herbal Green is soft, 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 | #364dc2 |
| Complementary Color | #3c53c9 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Herbal Green Color. The Crispy Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Energized (#d2d25a) for more energetic effect. Try Balsam Pear as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3c53c9 is the best complementary color to Herbal 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 #c9b23d complementary color is Indigo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Earls Green are #c96b3c and #99c93c. Thus found on the left and right of #c9b23d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper and Atlantis colors as they work well with Herbal Green.
The split-complementary Herbal Green palette consists of #6b3cc9 and #3c99c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c53c9). Try Purple Heart and Pelorous colors in combination with #c9b23d, 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 #c9b23d 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 Herbal Green. Thus Amethyst and Puerto Rico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Herbal Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9b23d square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Herbal Green tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#3c53c9) and two others. The Puerto Rico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Flush Mahogany – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3cc9b2 and #c93c53.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9b23d is made of 46% red, 40% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Herbal Green has a hue angle of 50.14°, a saturation of 56.45% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9b23d is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 54.9% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c9b23d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,178,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 40%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 54.9, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(50.14,56.45%,51.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.14,69.65%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.6246,-4.6722,60.0224) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8501,44.5952,10.8696) |