Green Waterloo Color

#2c2d24

Green Waterloo 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 #d3d2db
Complementary Color #24232d
Color Shade: mid yellow (66.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 15.88% (better contrasting with white)
Green Waterloo Color Sample
Green Waterloo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2c2d24

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Waterloo Color. The Green Kelp color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Green 383 (#3e3d29) for more energetic effect. Try Garden Path as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#24232d is the best complementary color to Green Waterloo. 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 #2c2d24 complementary color is Charade, 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 #2d2923 and #272d23. Thus found on the left and right of #2c2d24 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dune and Heavy Metal colors as they work well with Green Waterloo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Green Waterloo palette consists of #29232d and #23272d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#24232d). Try Baltic Sea and Shark colors in combination with #2c2d24, 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 #2c2d24 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 Green Waterloo. Thus Thunder and Outer Space giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Green Waterloo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Charade, Outer Space, and Thunder split by 90° on the color wheel. #2c2d24 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. Green Waterloo tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#24232d) and two others. The Outer Space is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cocoa Brown – 120° from the complementary Charade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #232c2d and #2d2423.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2c2d24 is made of 35% red, 36% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Green Waterloo has a hue angle of 66.67°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 15.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2c2d24 is made of 0.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 82.35% black ink.

HEX #2c2d24
RGB Decimal rgb(44,45,36)
RGB Percentage 35%, 36%, 29%
CMYK 0.4, 0, 3.53, 82.35
HSL hsl(66.67,11.11%,15.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(66.67,20%,17.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(18.0968,-2.4413,5.6832)
XYZ xyz(2.2955,2.5396,2.0383)
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