Wax Green 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 | #272474 |
| Complementary Color | #8e8adb |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (62.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Wax Green Color. The Glow Worm 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 saturated alternative called Acacia (#dacd65) for more energetic effect. Try Garden Glade as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8e8adb is the best complementary color to Wax 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 #d8db8b complementary color is Chetwode Blue, 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 Deco are #dbb58a and #afdb8a. Thus found on the left and right of #d8db8b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy and Feijoa colors as they work well with Wax Green.
The split-complementary Wax Green palette consists of #b68adb and #8aafdb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e8adb). Try Lavender and Chetwode Blue colors in combination with #d8db8b, 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 #d8db8b 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 Wax Green. Thus Light Orchid and Morning Glory giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wax Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chetwode Blue, Algae Green, and Shocking split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8db8b 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. Wax Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#8e8adb) and two others. The Morning Glory is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Petite Orchid – 120° from the complementary Chetwode Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ad8db and #db8d8a.
In a RGB color space, hex #d8db8b is made of 38% red, 38% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Wax Green has a hue angle of 62.25°, a saturation of 52.63% and a lightness of 70.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8db8b is made of 1.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #d8db8b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(216,219,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 38%, 24% |
| CMYK | 1.17, 0, 31.37, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(62.25,52.63%,70.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(62.25,36.53%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.5676,-12.9372,39.0197) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.3106,67.126,34.3094) |