Chard is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #b7aac0 |
| Complementary Color | #4b3e55 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (95.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Chard Color. The Pacific Pine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called USMC Green (#373d31) for more calm effect. Try Wimbledon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4b3e55 is the best complementary color to Chard. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #48553f complementary color is Mulled Wine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #52553e and #3e5541. Thus found on the left and right of #48553f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kelp and Gray Asparagus colors as they work well with Chard.
The split-complementary Chard palette consists of #553e52 and #403e55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b3e55). Try Eggplant and Gun Powder colors in combination with #48553f, 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 #48553f 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 Chard. Thus Matterhorn and River Bed giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulled Wine, Limed Spruce, and Kabul split by 90° on the color wheel. #48553f square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chard tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#4b3e55) and two others. The River Bed is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kabul – 120° from the complementary Mulled Wine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e4855 and #554b3e.
In a RGB color space, hex #48553f is made of 33% red, 39% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Chard has a hue angle of 95.45°, a saturation of 14.86% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #48553f is made of 5.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.62% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #48553f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(72,85,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 39%, 29% |
| CMYK | 5.09, 0, 8.62, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(95.45,14.86%,29.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(95.45,25.88%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.4647,-9.7675,11.1871) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.8182,8.2336,5.9325) |