Reef Color

#c9ffa2

Reef is calm, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #36005d
Complementary Color #d7a2ff
Color Shade: yellow green (94.84° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.76% (better contrasting with black)
Reef Color Sample
Reef Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c9ffa2

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Reef Color. The Greedy Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Breeze of Green (#cffdbc) for more calm effect. Try Lime Lightning as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d7a2ff is the best complementary color to Reef. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9ffa2 complementary color is Mauve, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Reef are #f7ffa2 and #a2ffa9. Thus found on the left and right of #c9ffa2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Milan and Mint Green colors as they work well with Reef.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Reef palette consists of #ffa2f7 and #a9a2ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7a2ff). Try Lavender Rose and Melrose colors in combination with #c9ffa2, 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 #c9ffa2 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Reef. Thus Carnation Pink and Anakiwa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Reef contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mauve, Anakiwa, and Cornflower Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9ffa2 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet 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. Reef tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#d7a2ff) and two others. The Anakiwa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Flesh – 120° from the complementary Mauve. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2c9ff and #ffd7a2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c9ffa2 is made of 33% red, 41% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Reef has a hue angle of 94.84°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9ffa2 is made of 21.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #c9ffa2
RGB Decimal rgb(201,255,162)
RGB Percentage 33%, 41%, 26%
CMYK 21.18, 0, 36.47, 0
HSL hsl(94.84,100%,81.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(94.84,36.47%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(94.5454,-32.9016,39.0287)
XYZ xyz(66.369,86.5461,47.3895)
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