Kombu Green Color

#3a4032

Kombu Green is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, mid red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #c5bfcd
Complementary Color #37323f
Color Shade: cool yellow (85.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 22.35% (better contrasting with white)
Kombu Green Color Sample
Kombu Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3a4032

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Kombu Green Color. The Albert Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Green Tone Ink (#47553c) for more energetic effect. Try Chive as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#37323f is the best complementary color to Kombu 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 #3a4032 complementary color is Ship Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kelp are #3f3e32 and #333f32. Thus found on the left and right of #3a4032 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Armadillo and Lunar Green colors as they work well with Kombu Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Kombu Green palette consists of #3e323f and #32333f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#37323f). Try Ship Gray and Tuna colors in combination with #3a4032, 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 #3a4032 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 Kombu Green. Thus Thunder and Outer Space giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Kombu Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Gray, Outer Space, and Woody Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #3a4032 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and mid red 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. Kombu Green tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#37323f) and two others. The Outer Space is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Armadillo – 120° from the complementary Ship Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #32393f and #3f3832.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3a4032 is made of 34% red, 37% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Kombu Green has a hue angle of 85.71°, a saturation of 12.28% and a lightness of 22.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3a4032 is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 74.9% black ink.

HEX #3a4032
RGB Decimal rgb(58,64,50)
RGB Percentage 34%, 37%, 29%
CMYK 2.35, 0, 5.49, 74.9
HSL hsl(85.71,12.28%,22.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(85.71,21.88%,25.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(26.1473,-5.5472,7.7446)
XYZ xyz(4.154,4.7966,3.7245)
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