Rangoon Green 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 | #d4d1da |
| Complementary Color | #28252e |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (80° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 16.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Rangoon Green Color. The Arame Seaweed 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 soft alternative called Parkview (#46483e) for more calm effect. Try Country House Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#28252e is the best complementary color to Rangoon Green. 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 #2b2e25 complementary color is Baltic Sea, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Heavy Metal are #2e2c25 and #262e25. Thus found on the left and right of #2b2e25 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dune and Heavy Metal colors as they work well with Rangoon Green.
The split-complementary Rangoon Green palette consists of #2c252e and #25262e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#28252e). Try Baltic Sea and Shark colors in combination with #2b2e25, 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 #2b2e25 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 Rangoon Green. Thus Thunder and Shark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rangoon Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Baltic Sea, Outer Space, and Thunder split by 90° on the color wheel. #2b2e25 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm 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. Rangoon Green tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#28252e) and two others. The Shark is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dune – 120° from the complementary Baltic Sea. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #252a2e and #2e2825.
In a RGB color space, hex #2b2e25 is made of 34% red, 37% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Rangoon Green has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 10.84% and a lightness of 16.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2b2e25 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 81.96% black ink.
| HEX | #2b2e25 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(43,46,37) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 37%, 29% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0, 3.53, 81.96 |
| HSL | hsl(80,10.84%,16.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(80,19.57%,18.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.37,-3.3747,5.3631) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.3072,2.6012,2.1307) |