Shade-Grown Color

#4e5147

Shade-Grown is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #b1aeb8
Complementary Color #494751
Color Shade: cool yellow (78° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 29.8% (better contrasting with white)
Shade-Grown Color Sample
Shade-Grown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4e5147

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Shade-Grown Color. The Winning Ticket color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Newbury Moss (#616550) for more energetic effect. Try Strong Olive as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#494751 is the best complementary color to Shade-Grown. Mid blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e5147 complementary color is Ship Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fuscous Gray are #514e47 and #495147. Thus found on the left and right of #4e5147 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuscous Gray and Gray Asparagus colors as they work well with Shade-Grown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shade-Grown palette consists of #4e4751 and #474951 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#494751). Try Gravel and Abbey colors in combination with #4e5147, 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 #4e5147 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 Shade-Grown. Thus Emperor and Abbey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shade-Grown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Gray, Cape Cod, and Emperor split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e5147 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, green cyan, mid blue and cool red 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. Shade-Grown tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#494751) and two others. The Abbey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emperor – 120° from the complementary Ship Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #474e51 and #514947.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4e5147 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Shade-Grown has a hue angle of 78°, a saturation of 6.58% and a lightness of 29.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e5147 is made of 1.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 68.24% black ink.

HEX #4e5147
RGB Decimal rgb(78,81,71)
RGB Percentage 34%, 35%, 31%
CMYK 1.17, 0, 3.92, 68.24
HSL hsl(78,6.58%,29.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(78,12.35%,31.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.8984,-3.3069,5.4676)
XYZ xyz(7.2216,7.9595,7.1169)
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