Crayola formulated the color Shamrock in 1993, and the color is part of the Crayola Crayon's list. Shamrock is a tone of green that represents the color of shamrocks, the plant used as a symbol of Ireland.
What color is Shamrock?
Shamrock color belongs to the Green color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Shamrock is #33CC99, and the RGB color code is RGB(51, 204, 153).
In the RGB color model, Shamrock has a red value of 51, a green value of 204, and a blue value of 153. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 75.0% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 25.0% yellow, and 20.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 160° (degrees), 60.0 % saturation, and 50.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Shamrock has a hue of 160° (degrees), 75.0 % saturation and 80.0 % brightness/value.
Shamrock is cool or warm?
The color Shamrock is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Shamrock? (For interior and product design)
Shamrock has an LRV of nearly 46. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Dark Color
Shamrock
Light Color
Compare LRV 46 of Shamrock with dark and light Color
Is Shamrock Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Shamrock meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Shamrock (Color - Crayola Crayons) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(160deg, 60.0 %, 50.0 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 160°
W: 20.00 %
B: 20.00 %
XYZ
X : 28.71
Y : 46.19
Z : 37.54
YXY
Y1 : 46.19
X : 0.26
Y2 : 0.41
CMY
C : 80.00%
M : 20.00%
Y : 40.00%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 73.67
A : -51.03
B : 14.36
CIE-Lch
L : 73.67
C : 53.01
H : 164.28
CIE-Luv
L : 73.67
U : -57.63
V : 28.74
Hunter-Lab
L : 67.96
A : -43.54
B : 14.83
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Shamrock (Color - Crayola Crayons)
Here are the colors similar to Shamrock (Color - Crayola Crayons). Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
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RAL Design
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Pantone TCX
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Paint similar to Shamrock (Color - Crayola Crayons)
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Shamrock (Color - Crayola Crayons). Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Benjamin Moore
Shamrock color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Shamrock to Benjamin Moore
Dunn-Edwards
Shamrock color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Shamrock to Dunn-Edwards
Valspar
Shamrock color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Shamrock to Valspar
PPG Paints
Shamrock color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Shamrock to PPG Paints
Behr
Shamrock color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Shamrock to Behr
Sherwin Williams
Shamrock color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Shamrock to Sherwin Williams
Color Combinations
View more Shamrock - #33CC99 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
33CC99
Shamrock
CC3366
Dogwood Rose*
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Shamrock - #33CC99?
Color that best contrast with Shamrock - #33CC99 is #CC3366,
color name is Dogwood Rose*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways,
Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Shamrock - #33CC99?
Complementary or Opposite color for Shamrock - #33CC99 is #CC3366,
color name is Dogwood Rose*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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