Bavarian 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 | #b2a1bd |
| Complementary Color | #53415e |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (96.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Bavarian Color. The Bean Counter 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 soft alternative called Willow Grove (#69755c) for more calm effect. Try Foxhall Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#53415e is the best complementary color to Bavarian. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4d5e42 complementary color is Mulled Wine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Axolotl are #5a5e41 and #415e45. Thus found on the left and right of #4d5e42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finch and Tom Thumb colors as they work well with Bavarian.
The split-complementary Bavarian palette consists of #5e415a and #44415e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#53415e). Try Eggplant and Mulled Wine colors in combination with #4d5e42, 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 #4d5e42 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 Bavarian. Thus Eggplant and River Bed giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bavarian contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulled Wine, Mineral Green, and Kabul split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d5e42 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. Bavarian tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#53415e) and two others. The River Bed is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kabul – 120° from the complementary Mulled Wine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #414c5e and #5e5341.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d5e42 is made of 32% red, 40% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Bavarian has a hue angle of 96.43°, a saturation of 17.5% and a lightness of 31.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d5e42 is made of 6.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 63.14% black ink.
| HEX | #4d5e42 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,94,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 40%, 28% |
| CMYK | 6.66, 0, 10.98, 63.14 |
| HSL | hsl(96.43,17.5%,31.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(96.43,29.79%,36.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.8003,-12.3502,13.9741) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0466,9.9765,6.6558) |