Aircraft Green Color

#2a2c1f

Aircraft 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 #d5d3e0
Complementary Color #201f2c
Color Shade: mid yellow (69.23° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 14.71% (better contrasting with white)
Aircraft Green Color Sample
Aircraft Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2a2c1f

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Aircraft Green Color. The Sunday Niqab 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 I R Dark Green (#404034) for more calm effect. Try Darkness as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#201f2c is the best complementary color to Aircraft 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 #2a2c1f complementary color is Steel Gray, 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 Rangitoto are #2c271f and #232c1f. Thus found on the left and right of #2a2c1f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zeus and Log Cabin colors as they work well with Aircraft Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aircraft Green palette consists of #271f2c and #1f232c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#201f2c). Try Bastille and Ebony Clay colors in combination with #2a2c1f, 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 #2a2c1f 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 Aircraft Green. Thus Thunder and Outer Space giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aircraft Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Gray, Outer Space, and Cocoa Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a2c1f 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. Aircraft Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#201f2c) and two others. The Outer Space is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cocoa Brown – 120° from the complementary Steel Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1f292c and #2c211f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2a2c1f is made of 36% red, 38% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Aircraft Green has a hue angle of 69.23°, a saturation of 17.33% and a lightness of 14.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a2c1f is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.09% yellow and 82.75% black ink.

HEX #2a2c1f
RGB Decimal rgb(42,44,31)
RGB Percentage 36%, 38%, 26%
CMYK 0.78, 0, 5.09, 82.75
HSL hsl(69.23,17.33%,14.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(69.23,29.55%,17.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(17.4255,-3.7099,8.1648)
XYZ xyz(2.1028,2.3925,1.6473)
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