Holly Leaf is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #d1a5af |
| Complementary Color | #5a2d37 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (166.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Holly Leaf Color. The Christmas Ivy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Fir (#3a725f) for more energetic effect. Try Westhaven as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5a2d37 is the best complementary color to Holly Leaf. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2e5a50 complementary color is Buccaneer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Stromboli are #2d5a39 and #2d4e5a. Thus found on the left and right of #2e5a50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Killarney and Spectra colors as they work well with Holly Leaf.
The split-complementary Holly Leaf palette consists of #5a392d and #5a2d4e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a2d37). Try Quincy and Finn colors in combination with #2e5a50, 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 #2e5a50 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Holly Leaf. Thus Costa Del Sol and Bossanova giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Holly Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Buccaneer, Martinique, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #2e5a50 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Holly Leaf tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#5a2d37) and two others. The Bossanova is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Woodland – 120° from the complementary Buccaneer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #502d5a and #385a2d.
In a RGB color space, hex #2e5a50 is made of 21% red, 42% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Holly Leaf has a hue angle of 166.36°, a saturation of 32.35% and a lightness of 26.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2e5a50 is made of 17.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #2e5a50 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(46,90,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 42%, 37% |
| CMYK | 17.25, 0, 3.92, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(166.36,32.35%,26.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(166.36,48.89%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.9479,-17.9956,1.0557) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.2308,8.4724,8.8963) |