Mung Bean 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 | #353892 |
| Complementary Color | #6d70c9 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (58.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mung Bean Color. The Olive Hint 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 Herbal Green (#c9b23d) for more energetic effect. Try Star Fruit Yellow Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6d70c9 is the best complementary color to Mung Bean. 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 #cac76d complementary color is Blue Marguerite, 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 Laser are #c9986d and #9ec96d. Thus found on the left and right of #cac76d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Antique Brass and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Mung Bean.
The split-complementary Mung Bean palette consists of #986dc9 and #6d9ec9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d70c9). Try Amethyst and Danube colors in combination with #cac76d, 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 #cac76d 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 Mung Bean. Thus Amethyst and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mung Bean contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Marguerite, De York, and Hopbush split by 90° on the color wheel. #cac76d 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. Mung Bean tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6d70c9) 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 #6dc9c6 and #c96d6f.
In a RGB color space, hex #cac76d is made of 40% red, 39% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Mung Bean has a hue angle of 58.06°, a saturation of 46.73% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cac76d is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #cac76d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,199,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 39%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 36.47, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(58.06,46.73%,60.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(58.06,46.04%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.7568,-11.5357,45.1612) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5409,54.5075,22.4833) |