Heavy Metal is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #d4cdd7 |
| Complementary Color | #2f2732 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (102° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 17.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Heavy Metal Color. The Black Forest Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Copper Pyrite Green (#3e4939) for more energetic effect. Try Nightly Ivy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2f2732 is the best complementary color to Heavy Metal. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2b3228 complementary color is Baltic Sea, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Heavy Metal are #303227 and #273229. Thus found on the left and right of #2b3228 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rangitoto and Heavy Metal colors as they work well with Heavy Metal.
The split-complementary Heavy Metal palette consists of #32272f and #292732 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2f2732). Try Thunder and Baltic Sea colors in combination with #2b3228, 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 #2b3228 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Heavy Metal. Thus Thunder and Shark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heavy Metal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Baltic Sea, Outer Space, and Dune split by 90° on the color wheel. #2b3228 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Heavy Metal tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#2f2732) 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 #272a32 and #322e27.
In a RGB color space, hex #2b3228 is made of 32% red, 38% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Heavy Metal has a hue angle of 102°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 17.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2b3228 is made of 2.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 80.39% black ink.
| HEX | #2b3228 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(43,50,40) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 38%, 30% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 0, 3.92, 80.39 |
| HSL | hsl(102,11.11%,17.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(102,20%,19.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.8344,-5.3683,5.3688) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.5199,2.948,2.4437) |