Green Gecko Color

#cdd47f

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

Inverse Color #322b80
Complementary Color #867fd4
Color Shade: mid yellow (64.94° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.47% (better contrasting with black)
Green Gecko Color Sample
Green Gecko Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cdd47f

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Gecko Color. The Sequesta color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Go Go Lime (#c6be6b) for more calm effect. Try Light Olive as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#867fd4 is the best complementary color to Green Gecko. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cdd47f complementary color is Moody Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Deco are #d4b07f and #a2d47f. Thus found on the left and right of #cdd47f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tan and Feijoa colors as they work well with Green Gecko.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Green Gecko palette consists of #b07fd4 and #7fa2d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#867fd4). Try Lavender and Polo Blue colors in combination with #cdd47f, 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 #cdd47f offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Green Gecko. Thus Orchid and Monte Carlo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Green Gecko contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moody Blue, Vista Blue, and Charm split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdd47f square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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. Green Gecko tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#867fd4) and two others. The Monte Carlo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and New York Pink – 120° from the complementary Moody Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7fcdd4 and #d4867f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cdd47f is made of 38% red, 39% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Green Gecko has a hue angle of 64.94°, a saturation of 49.71% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdd47f is made of 2.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.34% yellow and 16.86% black ink.

HEX #cdd47f
RGB Decimal rgb(205,212,127)
RGB Percentage 38%, 39%, 23%
CMYK 2.75, 0, 33.34, 16.86
HSL hsl(64.94,49.71%,66.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(64.94,40.09%,83.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.6994,-15.0501,41.1988)
XYZ xyz(52.5511,61.5984,29.1986)
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