Gameboy Shade is soft, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, orange or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #cf9dcf |
| Complementary Color | #613061 |
| Color Shade: | warm green (120° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Gameboy Shade Color. The Autumn Crocodile color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Maidenhair Fern (#44764a) for more calm effect. Try Hills of Ireland as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#613061 is the best complementary color to Gameboy Shade. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #306230 complementary color is Finn, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Killarney are #496130 and #306149. Thus found on the left and right of #306230 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Woodland and Stromboli colors as they work well with Gameboy Shade.
The split-complementary Gameboy Shade palette consists of #613049 and #483061 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#613061). Try Finn and Bossanova colors in combination with #306230, 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 #306230 offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gameboy Shade. Thus Buccaneer and Rhino giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gameboy Shade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Finn, Rhino, and Shingle Fawn split by 90° on the color wheel. #306230 square combo is a palette of warm green, blue cyan, cool magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gameboy Shade tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#613061) and two others. The Rhino is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Costa Del Sol – 120° from the complementary Finn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #303061 and #616130.
In a RGB color space, hex #306230 is made of 25% red, 51% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Gameboy Shade has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 34.25% and a lightness of 28.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #306230 is made of 19.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 61.57% black ink.
| HEX | #306230 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(48,98,48) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 51%, 25% |
| CMYK | 19.61, 0, 19.61, 61.57 |
| HSL | hsl(120,34.25%,28.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(120,51.02%,38.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.0726,-28.3552,23.2786) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.1201,9.5771,4.3223) |