Verdun Green is soft, 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 | #b6abff |
| Complementary Color | #0a0054 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (67.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 16.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Verdun Green Color. The Storm color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Serrano Pepper (#556600) for more calm effect. Try Garden Shadow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0a0054 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 #495400 complementary color is Stratos, 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 Verdun Green are #543500 and #1e5400. Thus found on the left and right of #495400 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Saddle Brown and Verdun Green colors as they work well with Verdun Green.
The split-complementary Verdun Green palette consists of #350054 and #001f54 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0a0054). Try Ripe Plum and Prussian Blue colors in combination with #495400, 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 #495400 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 Pompadour and Sherpa Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Verdun Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stratos, Aqua Deep, and Castro split by 90° on the color wheel. #495400 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 (#0a0054) and two others. The Sherpa Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Indian Tan – 120° from the complementary Stratos. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #004854 and #540b00.
In a RGB color space, hex #495400 is made of 46% red, 54% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Verdun Green has a hue angle of 67.86°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 16.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #495400 is made of 4.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 67.06% black ink.
| HEX | #495400 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,84,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 54%, 0% |
| CMYK | 4.31, 0, 32.94, 67.06 |
| HSL | hsl(67.86,100%,16.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(67.86,100%,32.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.4718,-15.0659,40.9701) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.918,7.7571,1.1854) |