Fresh Pine Color

#4f5b49

Fresh Pine 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 #b0a4b6
Complementary Color #55485b
Color Shade: yellow green (100° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 32.16% (better contrasting with white)
Fresh Pine Color Sample
Fresh Pine Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4f5b49

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Fresh Pine Color. The Vineyard Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Castor Grey (#646762) for more calm effect. Try Greenfield as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#55485b is the best complementary color to Fresh Pine. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4f5b49 complementary color is Mortar, 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 Gray Asparagus are #585b48 and #485b4b. Thus found on the left and right of #4f5b49 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finch and Gray Asparagus colors as they work well with Fresh Pine.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fresh Pine palette consists of #5b4857 and #4b485b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#55485b). Try Don Juan and Gun Powder colors in combination with #4f5b49, 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 #4f5b49 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 Fresh Pine. Thus Don Juan and Trout giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fresh Pine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mortar, River Bed, and Don Juan split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f5b49 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. Fresh Pine tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#55485b) and two others. The Trout is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Soya Bean – 120° from the complementary Mortar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #484e5b and #5b5548.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4f5b49 is made of 33% red, 37% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Fresh Pine has a hue angle of 100°, a saturation of 10.98% and a lightness of 32.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f5b49 is made of 4.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 64.31% black ink.

HEX #4f5b49
RGB Decimal rgb(79,91,73)
RGB Percentage 33%, 37%, 30%
CMYK 4.71, 0, 7.06, 64.31
HSL hsl(100,10.98%,32.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(100,19.78%,35.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.1617,-8.4981,8.8416)
XYZ xyz(8.1681,9.6255,7.7307)
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