Soldier Green Color

#545a2c

Soldier Green is calm, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #aba5d3
Complementary Color #322c5a
Color Shade: mid yellow (67.83° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 26.27% (better contrasting with white)
Soldier Green Color Sample
Soldier Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #545a2c

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Soldier Green Color. The Aged Mustard Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Oakmoss (#6d7244) for more calm effect. Try Relentless Olive as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#322c5a is the best complementary color to Soldier Green. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #545a2c complementary color is Rhino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Woodland are #5a492c and #3c5a2c. Thus found on the left and right of #545a2c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quincy and Woodland colors as they work well with Soldier Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Soldier Green palette consists of #492c5a and #2c3c5a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#322c5a). Try Bossanova and Rhino colors in combination with #545a2c, 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 #545a2c offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Soldier Green. Thus Finn and Spectra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Soldier Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rhino, Stromboli, and Buccaneer split by 90° on the color wheel. #545a2c square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta 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. Soldier Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#322c5a) and two others. The Spectra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Buccaneer – 120° from the complementary Rhino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2c545a and #5a322c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #545a2c is made of 39% red, 41% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Soldier Green has a hue angle of 67.83°, a saturation of 34.33% and a lightness of 26.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #545a2c is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 64.71% black ink.

HEX #545a2c
RGB Decimal rgb(84,90,44)
RGB Percentage 39%, 41%, 20%
CMYK 2.35, 0, 18.04, 64.71
HSL hsl(67.83,34.33%,26.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(67.83,51.11%,35.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.704,-10.1986,25.6029)
XYZ xyz(7.7669,9.379,3.7838)
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