Grubenwald is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #b5a4ae |
| Complementary Color | #5b4a54 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (144.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Grubenwald Color. The Davy's Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called On the Moor (#666d68) for more calm effect. Try Zen Retreat as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5b4a54 is the best complementary color to Grubenwald. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a5b51 complementary color is Don Juan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nandor are #4b5b4a and #4a5b59. Thus found on the left and right of #4a5b51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Asparagus and Nandor colors as they work well with Grubenwald.
The split-complementary Grubenwald palette consists of #5b4a4b and #594a5b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b4a54). Try Don Juan and Mortar colors in combination with #4a5b51, 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 #4a5b51 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grubenwald. Thus Soya Bean and Scarpa Flow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grubenwald contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Don Juan, Trout, and Fuscous Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a5b51 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grubenwald tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#5b4a54) and two others. The Scarpa Flow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Siam – 120° from the complementary Don Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #504a5b and #545b4a.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a5b51 is made of 30% red, 37% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Grubenwald has a hue angle of 144.71°, a saturation of 10.3% and a lightness of 32.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a5b51 is made of 6.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.93% yellow and 64.31% black ink.
| HEX | #4a5b51 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,91,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 37%, 33% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 0, 3.93, 64.31 |
| HSL | hsl(144.71,10.3%,32.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(144.71,18.68%,35.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.9892,-8.8206,3.5983) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0503,9.5321,9.2002) |