Chinese Green is soft, 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 | #2f249e |
| Complementary Color | #6b61db |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (65.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.96% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinese Green Color. The Refreshed color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Viameter (#d9d140) for more energetic effect. Try Salsa Verde as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6b61db is the best complementary color to Chinese Green. 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 #d0db61 complementary color is Medium Purple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tacha are #dba861 and #93db61. Thus found on the left and right of #d0db61 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Di Serria and Conifer colors as they work well with Chinese Green.
The split-complementary Chinese Green palette consists of #a861db and #6193db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b61db). Try Medium Purple and Havelock Blue colors in combination with #d0db61, 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 #d0db61 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 Chinese Green. Thus Orchid and Viking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chinese Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Medium Purple, Bermuda, and Deep Blush split by 90° on the color wheel. #d0db61 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chinese Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#6b61db) and two others. The Viking is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Roman – 120° from the complementary Medium Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #61d0db and #db6b61.
In a RGB color space, hex #d0db61 is made of 40% red, 42% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Chinese Green has a hue angle of 65.41°, a saturation of 62.89% and a lightness of 61.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d0db61 is made of 4.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.84% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #d0db61 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(208,219,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 42%, 19% |
| CMYK | 4.31, 0, 47.84, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(65.41,62.89%,61.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(65.41,55.71%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.4507,-20.1395,57.5947) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.5016,64.936,21.0233) |