Finlandia is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #aa92a9 |
| Complementary Color | #6d556b |
| Color Shade: | mid green (122.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Finlandia Color. The Hidden Forest color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pine Forest (#415241) for more calm effect. Try Evergreen Boughs as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6d556b is the best complementary color to Finlandia. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #556d56 complementary color is Old Lavender, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Finlandia are #5f6d55 and #556d62. Thus found on the left and right of #556d56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Willow Grove and Corduroy colors as they work well with Finlandia.
The split-complementary Finlandia palette consists of #6d555f and #61556d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d556b). Try Zambezi and Salt Box colors in combination with #556d56, 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 #556d56 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 Finlandia. Thus Dorado and Comet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Finlandia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Lavender, Shuttle Gray, and Coffee split by 90° on the color wheel. #556d56 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Finlandia tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#6d556b) and two others. The Comet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kokoda – 120° from the complementary Old Lavender. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55556d and #6b6d55.
In a RGB color space, hex #556d56 is made of 30% red, 39% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Finlandia has a hue angle of 122.5°, a saturation of 12.37% and a lightness of 38.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #556d56 is made of 9.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 57.25% black ink.
| HEX | #556d56 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,109,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 39%, 31% |
| CMYK | 9.42, 0, 9.02, 57.25 |
| HSL | hsl(122.5,12.37%,38.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(122.5,22.02%,42.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.5666,-13.8705,9.9968) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8947,13.5405,10.8435) |