Tidal Green Color

#cdca98

Tidal Green is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #323567
Complementary Color #979acd
Color Shade: warm yellow (56.6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70% (better contrasting with black)
Tidal Green Color Sample
Tidal Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cdca98

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Tidal Green Color. The Wasabi Powder color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tomatillo Salsa (#bbb085) for more calm effect. Try Pine Mist as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#979acd is the best complementary color to Tidal 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 #cdca98 complementary color is Blue Bell, 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 Pine Glade are #cdaf97 and #b5cd97. Thus found on the left and right of #cdca98 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rodeo Dust and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Tidal Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tidal Green palette consists of #af97cd and #97b5cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#979acd). Try East Side and Rock Blue colors in combination with #cdca98, 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 #cdca98 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 Tidal Green. Thus East Side and Sinbad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tidal Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bell, Vista Blue, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdca98 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. Tidal Green tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#979acd) and two others. The Sinbad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eunry – 120° from the complementary Blue Bell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97cdca and #cd979a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cdca98 is made of 37% red, 36% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Tidal Green has a hue angle of 56.6°, a saturation of 34.64% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdca98 is made of 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 20.78% yellow and 19.61% black ink.

HEX #cdca98
RGB Decimal rgb(205,202,152)
RGB Percentage 37%, 36%, 27%
CMYK 0, 1.17, 20.78, 19.61
HSL hsl(56.6,34.64%,70%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(56.6,25.85%,80.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.4528,-6.8983,25.4087)
XYZ xyz(51.9649,57.4872,38.0631)
;