Kelp Color

#4d503c

Kelp is pale, 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 #b2afc3
Complementary Color #3f3c50
Color Shade: mid yellow (69° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 27.45% (better contrasting with white)
Kelp Color Sample
Kelp Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4d503c

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Kelp Color. The Black Olive 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 Cast Iron (#64645a) for more calm effect. Try Siam as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3f3c50 is the best complementary color to Kelp. 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 #4d503c complementary color is Gun Powder, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kelp are #50493c and #43503c. Thus found on the left and right of #4d503c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Armadillo and Cabbage Pont colors as they work well with Kelp.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Kelp palette consists of #493c50 and #3c4350 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f3c50). Try Mortar and Bright Gray colors in combination with #4d503c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #4d503c 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 Kelp. Thus Matterhorn and Limed Spruce giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Kelp contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gun Powder, Mineral Green, and Matterhorn split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d503c square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Kelp tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#3f3c50) and two others. The Limed Spruce is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rock – 120° from the complementary Gun Powder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c4d50 and #503f3c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4d503c is made of 35% red, 37% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Kelp has a hue angle of 69°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d503c is made of 1.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 68.63% black ink.

HEX #4d503c
RGB Decimal rgb(77,80,60)
RGB Percentage 35%, 37%, 28%
CMYK 1.17, 0, 7.84, 68.63
HSL hsl(69,14.29%,27.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(69,25%,31.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.2245,-5.1694,11.4143)
XYZ xyz(6.7448,7.6413,5.3944)
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