Iron River is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #b2afb4 |
| Complementary Color | #4e4b50 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Iron River Color. The Black Locust color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pine Cone Pass (#5c6456) for more energetic effect. Try Cabbage Pont as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4e4b50 is the best complementary color to Iron River. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4d504b complementary color is Gravel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray Asparagus are #4f504b and #4b504b. Thus found on the left and right of #4d504b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuscous Gray and Gray Asparagus colors as they work well with Iron River.
The split-complementary Iron River palette consists of #504b4f and #4b4b50 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e4b50). Try Emperor and Abbey colors in combination with #4d504b, 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 #4d504b offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Iron River. Thus Emperor and Abbey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Iron River contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gravel, Abbey, and Emperor split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d504b square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Iron River tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#4e4b50) and two others. The Abbey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuscous Gray – 120° from the complementary Gravel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b4d50 and #504e4b.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d504b is made of 33% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Iron River has a hue angle of 96°, a saturation of 3.23% and a lightness of 30.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d504b is made of 1.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 68.63% black ink.
| HEX | #4d504b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,80,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 1.17, 0, 1.96, 68.63 |
| HSL | hsl(96,3.23%,30.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(96,6.25%,31.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.6117,-2.2906,2.5199) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.1992,7.8231,7.7872) |