Cub Scout Color

#4e6341

Cub Scout 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 #b19cbe
Complementary Color #564063
Color Shade: yellow green (97.06° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 32.16% (better contrasting with white)
Cub Scout Color Sample
Cub Scout Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4e6341

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Cub Scout Color. The Old Vine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Palm Leaf (#36482f) for more energetic effect. Try Silver Willow Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#564063 is the best complementary color to Cub Scout. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e6341 complementary color is Mulled Wine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #5f6340 and #406344. Thus found on the left and right of #4e6341 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hemlock and Tom Thumb colors as they work well with Cub Scout.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cub Scout palette consists of #63405f and #444063 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#564063). Try Eggplant and Mulled Wine colors in combination with #4e6341, 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 #4e6341 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 Cub Scout. Thus Eggplant and Fiord giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cub Scout contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulled Wine, Fiord, and Kabul split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e6341 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid 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. Cub Scout tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#564063) and two others. The Fiord 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 #404d63 and #635540.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4e6341 is made of 32% red, 41% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Cub Scout has a hue angle of 97.06°, a saturation of 20.73% and a lightness of 32.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e6341 is made of 8.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 61.18% black ink.

HEX #4e6341
RGB Decimal rgb(78,99,65)
RGB Percentage 32%, 41%, 27%
CMYK 8.23, 0, 13.33, 61.18
HSL hsl(97.06,20.73%,32.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(97.06,34.34%,38.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.4539,-14.9236,16.8137)
XYZ xyz(8.5579,10.925,6.6587)
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