Rangoon Green Color

#1c1e13

Rangoon Green is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #e3e1ec
Complementary Color #14121e
Color Shade: mid yellow (70.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 9.61% (better contrasting with white)
Rangoon Green Color Sample
Rangoon Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #1c1e13

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Rangoon Green Color. The Aircraft Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Rangitoto (#2e3222) for more calm effect.

Complementary Palette

#14121e is the best complementary color to Rangoon Green. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1c1e13 complementary color is Cinder, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rangoon Green are #1e1a12 and #161e12. Thus found on the left and right of #1c1e13 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zeus and Hunter Green colors as they work well with Rangoon Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rangoon Green palette consists of #1a121e and #12161e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#14121e). Try Bleached Cedar and Bunker colors in combination with #1c1e13, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #1c1e13 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rangoon Green. Thus Gondola and Bunker giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rangoon Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cinder, Racing Green, and Gondola split by 90° on the color wheel. #1c1e13 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rangoon Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#14121e) and two others. The Bunker is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gondola – 120° from the complementary Cinder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #121c1e and #1e1412.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #1c1e13 is made of 36% red, 39% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Rangoon Green has a hue angle of 70.91°, a saturation of 22.45% and a lightness of 9.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1c1e13 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 88.24% black ink.

HEX #1c1e13
RGB Decimal rgb(28,30,19)
RGB Percentage 36%, 39%, 25%
CMYK 0.78, 0, 4.31, 88.24
HSL hsl(70.91,22.45%,9.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(70.91,36.67%,11.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(10.7219,-3.4457,7.0984)
XYZ xyz(1.0607,1.2224,0.7961)
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