Backwoods is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #b59ab9 |
| Complementary Color | #604665 |
| Color Shade: | warm green (112.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 33.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Backwoods Color. The Silver Willow Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mildura (#667960) for more calm effect. Try Melbourne as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#604665 is the best complementary color to Backwoods. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a6546 complementary color is Mulled Wine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Axolotl are #596546 and #466551. Thus found on the left and right of #4a6546 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finch and Mineral Green colors as they work well with Backwoods.
The split-complementary Backwoods palette consists of #654659 and #514665 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#604665). Try Eggplant and Mulled Wine colors in combination with #4a6546, 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 #4a6546 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Backwoods. Thus Ferra and Gun Powder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Backwoods contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulled Wine, Fiord, and Kabul split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a6546 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Backwoods tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#604665) and two others. The Gun Powder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finch – 120° from the complementary Mulled Wine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #464a65 and #656146.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a6546 is made of 30% red, 41% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Backwoods has a hue angle of 112.26°, a saturation of 18.13% and a lightness of 33.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a6546 is made of 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 60.39% black ink.
| HEX | #4a6546 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,101,70) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 41%, 29% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 0, 12.16, 60.39 |
| HSL | hsl(112.26,18.13%,33.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(112.26,30.69%,39.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.9243,-16.73,14.4194) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5832,11.2054,7.5048) |