Woodman is calm, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #b4a2ce |
| Complementary Color | #42305d |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (84.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 27.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Woodman Color. The Forestry color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dill Pickle (#67744a) for more calm effect. Try Dingley as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#42305d is the best complementary color to Woodman. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4b5d31 complementary color is Bossanova, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Woodland are #5d5930 and #345d30. Thus found on the left and right of #4b5d31 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Costa Del Sol and Killarney colors as they work well with Woodman.
The split-complementary Woodman palette consists of #59305d and #30345d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#42305d). Try Bossanova and Rhino colors in combination with #4b5d31, 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 #4b5d31 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Woodman. Thus Finn and Pickled Bluewood giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Woodman contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bossanova, Spectra, and Buccaneer split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b5d31 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Woodman tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#42305d) and two others. The Pickled Bluewood is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Millbrook – 120° from the complementary Bossanova. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #304a5d and #5d4330.
In a RGB color space, hex #4b5d31 is made of 35% red, 43% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Woodman has a hue angle of 84.55°, a saturation of 30.99% and a lightness of 27.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b5d31 is made of 7.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.25% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #4b5d31 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(75,93,49) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 43%, 23% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 0, 17.25, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(84.55,30.99%,27.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(84.55,47.31%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.0155,-15.2989,22.9831) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3704,9.5463,4.3599) |