Elm Green is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #ab8fac |
| Complementary Color | #6e536f |
| Color Shade: | warm green (117.93° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Elm Green Color. The Hibiscus Leaf color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Imperial Palm (#596458) for more calm effect. Try Garden Hedge as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6e536f is the best complementary color to Elm Green. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #547053 complementary color is Salt Box, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cactus are #626f53 and #536f60. Thus found on the left and right of #547053 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Siam and Finlandia colors as they work well with Elm Green.
The split-complementary Elm Green palette consists of #6f5362 and #60536f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e536f). Try Zambezi and Smoky colors in combination with #547053, 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 #547053 offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Elm Green. Thus Dorado and Comet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Elm Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Salt Box, Shuttle Gray, and Pine Cone split by 90° on the color wheel. #547053 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Elm Green tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#6e536f) and two others. The Comet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kokoda – 120° from the complementary Salt Box. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #53536f and #6f6e53.
In a RGB color space, hex #547053 is made of 30% red, 40% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Elm Green has a hue angle of 117.93°, a saturation of 14.87% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #547053 is made of 10.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #547053 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(84,112,83) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 40%, 30% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 0, 11.37, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(117.93,14.87%,38.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(117.93,25.89%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.3727,-16.479,12.8903) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0117,14.0977,10.3244) |