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Putty

DecoTime Green warm

DecoTime 169 Putty is a light yellow alcohol marker in the Green family. It sits in the lighter value range, making it well-suited for warm light, autumn, sandy tones. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Green family Warm temperature 66% lightness
Warm lightAutumnSandy tonesAmber glowMuted orange
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Putty
Color Family
Green
Temperature
Warm
Lightness (HSL)
66%
Saturation (HSL)
28%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Computed lighter and darker shades from the displayed swatches. Test them on your paper before blending.

Shadow Side
101
Yellow Ochre Perceptual L72%
31
Dark Yellow Perceptual L74%
Current Marker
169
Putty Perceptual L78%
Highlight Side
114
Grain Perceptual L79%
107
Sand Perceptual L80%

Works Well With

Highlights
49
Pastel Green
+12 lightness
167
Pale Green Light
+14 lightness
59
Pale Green
+19 lightness
Shadows
166
Mignonette
-13 lightness
175
Lime Green
-13 lightness
236
Spring Green
-13 lightness
40
Soft Olive Green
-14 lightness
Analogous Colors
29
Barely Beige
16° hue shift
99
Bronze
16° hue shift
252
Warm Beige
16° hue shift
256
Warm Caramel
16° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

70
Royal Blue
opposite hue
72
Napoleon Blue
opposite hue
195
Dark Denim Blue
opposite hue
71
Cobalt Blue
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where 169 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🧁 Sugar Rush Kitchen
Sunshine yellow, candy pink, sky blue, cherry coral, and cocoa brown.
Cozy
📖 Cozy Autumn Chapter
Wool cream, candle tan, maple gold, worn leather, and quiet olive make a soft reading-day palette.
Seasonal
⛽ Desert Gas Station
Bleached tan. Heat shimmer. Rust and old diesel.
Environment
🖼 Impressionist
Garden in late afternoon dappled through poplars; violet shadow and broken gold trembling on the path.
Art Style
📺 Dreamcore Static
Yellow-green hallway extending past where memory ends; the carpet doesn't repeat and the doors are all wrong.
Emotional
🏬 Empty Mall Atrium
Skylight bleaching the marble at 10am on a Tuesday; no one is here and it feels like a test.
Emotional
📮 Vintage Postcard
Faded teal and warm cream — sent from a coast you'd rather be on, postmarked a decade you keep returning to.
Cinematic
🌅 Golden Hour Skin
Amber warmth flooding every highlight — the light that makes every complexion look like it was painted.
Skin Tones

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dark yellow
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Soft Olive Green
mid yellow
#A8A860
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Olive Green
dark yellow
#909048
56
Mint Green
light green
#80D8A0
162
Weeds Green
dark yellow-green
#708030
174
Spring Dim Green
light green
#90B878
225
Dark Olive
deep yellow
#606028
226
Green Sage Light
light yellow-green
#A8B878

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