Japanese Laurel is deep, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #f596f9 |
| Complementary Color | #640669 |
| Color Shade: | warm green (117.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 21.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Japanese Laurel Color. The British Racing Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Borg Drone (#06470c) for more calm effect. Try True Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#640669 is the best complementary color to Japanese Laurel. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #0a6906 complementary color is Clairvoyant, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Japanese Laurel are #3b6906 and #066933. Thus found on the left and right of #0a6906 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Leaf and Fun Green colors as they work well with Japanese Laurel.
The split-complementary Japanese Laurel palette consists of #69063b and #330669 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#640669). Try Mulberry Wood and Paris M colors in combination with #0a6906, 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 #0a6906 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Japanese Laurel. Thus Dark Burgundy and Gulf Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Japanese Laurel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clairvoyant, Teal Blue, and Brown Bramble split by 90° on the color wheel. #0a6906 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Japanese Laurel tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#640669) and two others. The Gulf Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Yukon Gold – 120° from the complementary Clairvoyant. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #060969 and #696506.
In a RGB color space, hex #0a6906 is made of 8% red, 87% green and 5% blue. In a HSL mode Japanese Laurel has a hue angle of 117.58°, a saturation of 89.19% and a lightness of 21.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0a6906 is made of 37.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.83% yellow and 58.82% black ink.
| HEX | #0a6906 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(10,105,6) |
| RGB Percentage | 8%, 87%, 5% |
| CMYK | 37.26, 0, 38.83, 58.82 |
| HSL | hsl(117.58,89.19%,21.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(117.58,94.29%,41.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.165,-43.5404,41.8533) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.2096,10.1808,1.8628) |