Information about Thistle Green color
Basic facts about this digital color
#CCCAA8 presents itself as a mildly saturated sunny yellow — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hitchhiker (#D0C7A8). Slightly further away sit Miso (#D2CCA8) and Quarter Hillary (#CAC5AC).
The recipe behind #CCCAA8 is rgb(204, 202, 168), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CCCAA8: 12.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Thistle Green" in the Register.
Thistle Green color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Thistle Green color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Thistle Green color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Thistle Green color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Thistle Green color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Thistle Green color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Thistle Green color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Thistle Green
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#D0C7A8
#D2CCA8
#CAC5AC
#D1C6A6
#CCC2AB
#D4C6AA
#CBC2AD
#D4CFA9
#D3C7A2
#C9C5B0
#D4C4A8
#CEC3AF
Thistle Green color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#CCCAA8
- RGB204, 202, 168
- CMYK0, 1, 14, 20
- CSSrgb(204, 202, 168)
- HSL57°, 26%, 73%
- HSL Precise56.667°, 26.087%, 72.941%
- HSV57°, 18%, 80%
- HSB57°, 18%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
- GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.792, 0.659)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.792, 0.659, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.792, 0.659)
- Percentage of Red in RGB80%
- Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDCCCAA8
- DECIMAL ID13421224
- Name Length13
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- Counting from2025-01-01
