Green Shade Wash Color

#45523a

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

Inverse Color #baadc5
Complementary Color #463a52
Color Shade: yellow green (92.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 27.45% (better contrasting with white)
Green Shade Wash Color Sample
Green Shade Wash Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #45523a

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Shade Wash Color. The Alfalfa Extract color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Inland (#606b54) for more calm effect. Try Silverbeet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#463a52 is the best complementary color to Green Shade Wash. Warm blue shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #45523a complementary color is Mulled Wine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cabbage Pont are #51523a and #3a523b. Thus found on the left and right of #45523a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kelp and Tom Thumb colors as they work well with Green Shade Wash.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Green Shade Wash palette consists of #523a51 and #3b3a52 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#463a52). Try Eggplant and Gun Powder colors in combination with #45523a, 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 #45523a offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Green Shade Wash. Thus Matterhorn and Limed Spruce giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Green Shade Wash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulled Wine, Limed Spruce, and Rock split by 90° on the color wheel. #45523a square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid 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. Green Shade Wash tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#463a52) and two others. The Limed Spruce is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Taupe – 120° from the complementary Mulled Wine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3a4552 and #52473a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #45523a is made of 33% red, 39% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Green Shade Wash has a hue angle of 92.5°, a saturation of 17.14% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #45523a is made of 5.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 67.84% black ink.

HEX #45523a
RGB Decimal rgb(69,82,58)
RGB Percentage 33%, 39%, 28%
CMYK 5.1, 0, 9.41, 67.84
HSL hsl(92.5,17.14%,27.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(92.5,29.27%,32.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.1469,-10.1854,12.4431)
XYZ xyz(6.2353,7.6053,5.1423)
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