Wasabi is a medium dark bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Yellow, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Wasabi is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Wasabi is #788A25.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Wasabi has 47%% Red, 54% Green, and 15% Blue.
Wasabi has 71° Hue, 73% Saturation, and 54% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Wasabi has 71° Hue, 58% Saturation, and 34% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Wasabi has 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow, and 46% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#788A25 |
|
RGB |
(120, 138, 37) |
(47%, 54%, 15%) |
HSV |
(71°, 73, 54) |
(19%, 73%, 54%) |
HSL |
(71°, 58, 34) |
(19%, 58%, 34%) |
CMYK |
(13, 0, 73, 46) |
(13%, 0%, 73%, 46%) |
The natural luminance of Wasabi is 22%, which is low.
Wasabi has a higher contrast with black than white.
Wasabi and black have a 5.5:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Wasabi and white have a 3.8:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
22% |
AA (5.5) |
insufficient (3.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Wasabi paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 28% Yellow, 12% Green, 46% Black, 15% White, as shown below.
Yellow
28%
Red
0%
Green
12%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
46%
White
15%
To mix Wasabi paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 6% Cyan, 34% Yellow, 46% Black, 15% White, as shown below.
Cyan
6%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
34%
Black
46%
White
15%
Colors similar to Wasabi are: Trendy Green, Olive Drab, Dirty Green, Fern Frond, and Khaki Green. Trendy Green is more yellow and brighter than Wasabi. Olive Drab is more green than Wasabi. Dirty Green is more green and paler and darker than Wasabi. Fern Frond is darker than Wasabi. Khaki Green is more green and paler than Wasabi.