Green Waterloo is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #efebfa |
| Complementary Color | #090514 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 4.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Waterloo Color. The Turtle Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Waiouru (#363c0d) for more energetic effect.
#090514 is the best complementary color to Green Waterloo. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #101405 complementary color is Haiti, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Green Waterloo are #141005 and #081405. Thus found on the left and right of #101405 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching El Paso and Midnight Moss colors as they work well with Green Waterloo.
The split-complementary Green Waterloo palette consists of #100514 and #050814 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#090514). Try Haiti and Ebony colors in combination with #101405, 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 #101405 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Green Waterloo. Thus Asphalt and Firefly giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Green Waterloo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Haiti, Black Bean, and Asphalt split by 90° on the color wheel. #101405 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, green cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Green Waterloo tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#090514) and two others. The Firefly is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crowshead – 120° from the complementary Haiti. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #051014 and #140905.
In a RGB color space, hex #101405 is made of 39% red, 49% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Green Waterloo has a hue angle of 76°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 4.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #101405 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 92.16% black ink.
| HEX | #101405 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(16,20,5) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 49%, 12% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0, 5.88, 92.16 |
| HSL | hsl(76,60%,4.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(76,75%,7.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(5.6133,-4.0724,6.2791) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.4912,0.6214,0.2376) |