Laced Green Color

#ccee99

Laced Green is calm, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #316
Complementary Color #ba98ee
Color Shade: cool yellow (84° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.67% (better contrasting with black)
Laced Green Color Sample
Laced Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ccee99

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Laced Green Color. The Chicon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pisco Sour (#beeb71) for more energetic effect. Try Green Cow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ba98ee is the best complementary color to Laced Green. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ce9 complementary color is Biloba Flower, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #eee598 and #a1ee98. Thus found on the left and right of #ce9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Primrose and Madang colors as they work well with Laced Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Laced Green palette consists of #e598ee and #98a1ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ba98ee). Try Biloba Flower and Portage colors in combination with #ce9, 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 #ce9 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Laced Green. Thus Wewak and Cornflower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Laced Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Biloba Flower, Blizzard Blue, and Sea Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ce9 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool 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. Laced Green tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#ba98ee) and two others. The Cornflower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tacao – 120° from the complementary Biloba Flower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98cbee and #eeba98.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ccee99 is made of 34% red, 40% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Laced Green has a hue angle of 84°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccee99 is made of 13.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #ccee99
RGB Decimal rgb(204,238,153)
RGB Percentage 34%, 40%, 26%
CMYK 13.33, 0, 33.33, 6.67
HSL hsl(84,71.43%,76.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(84,35.71%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.9921,-25.0425,37.58)
XYZ xyz(61.2261,76.2863,41.6348)
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