Verdun Green is calm, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #b7ace5 |
| Complementary Color | #251a53 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (71.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 21.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Verdun Green Color. The Fern Frond color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Castelvetrano Olive (#677727) for more calm effect. Try Obscure Olive as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#251a53 is the best complementary color to Verdun Green. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #48531a complementary color is Valhalla, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Punga are #53411a and #2b531a. Thus found on the left and right of #48531a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Punga and Parsley colors as they work well with Verdun Green.
The split-complementary Verdun Green palette consists of #411a53 and #1a2b53 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#251a53). Try Grape and Nile Blue colors in combination with #48531a, 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 #48531a offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Verdun Green. Thus Wine Berry and Nile Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Verdun Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Valhalla, Green Pea, and Wine Berry split by 90° on the color wheel. #48531a square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Verdun Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#251a53) and two others. The Nile Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brown Derby – 120° from the complementary Valhalla. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1a4853 and #53251a.
In a RGB color space, hex #48531a is made of 40% red, 46% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Verdun Green has a hue angle of 71.58°, a saturation of 52.29% and a lightness of 21.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #48531a is made of 4.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.35% yellow and 67.45% black ink.
| HEX | #48531a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(72,83,26) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 46%, 14% |
| CMYK | 4.31, 0, 22.35, 67.45 |
| HSL | hsl(71.58,52.29%,21.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(71.58,68.67%,32.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.2191,-13.5951,30.9036) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.9522,7.6388,2.138) |