Matsuba Green Color

#454d32

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

Inverse Color #bab2cd
Complementary Color #3a314d
Color Shade: cool yellow (77.78° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 24.9% (better contrasting with white)
Matsuba Green Color Sample
Matsuba Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #454d32

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Matsuba Green Color. The Marsh Mix color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Finch (#626649) for more calm effect. Try Scots Pine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3a314d is the best complementary color to Matsuba 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 #454d32 complementary color is Martinique, 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 #4d4731 and #374d31. Thus found on the left and right of #454d32 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Judge Gray and Tom Thumb colors as they work well with Matsuba Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Matsuba Green palette consists of #47314d and #31374d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3a314d). Try Voodoo and Oxford Blue colors in combination with #454d32, 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 #454d32 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 Matsuba Green. Thus Eggplant and Limed Spruce giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Matsuba Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Martinique, Mineral Green, and Woody Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #454d32 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool 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. Matsuba Green tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#3a314d) and two others. The Limed Spruce is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rock – 120° from the complementary Martinique. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #31454d and #4d3931.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #454d32 is made of 35% red, 39% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Matsuba Green has a hue angle of 77.78°, a saturation of 21.26% and a lightness of 24.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #454d32 is made of 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 69.8% black ink.

HEX #454d32
RGB Decimal rgb(69,77,50)
RGB Percentage 35%, 39%, 26%
CMYK 3.14, 0, 10.59, 69.8
HSL hsl(77.78,21.26%,24.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(77.78,35.06%,30.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.3547,-8.5893,14.9877)
XYZ xyz(5.6838,6.8033,4.0312)
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