Kale is calm, 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 | #a58db8 |
| Complementary Color | #5f4772 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (93.49° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Kale Color. The Snip of Parsley color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Knarloc Green (#4b5b40) for more calm effect. Try Topiary Sculpture as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5f4772 is the best complementary color to Kale. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5a7247 complementary color is Mulled Wine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dingley are #6f7247 and #477249. Thus found on the left and right of #5a7247 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Go Ben and Hippie Green colors as they work well with Kale.
The split-complementary Kale palette consists of #72476f and #494772 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f4772). Try Eggplant and Fiord colors in combination with #5a7247, 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 #5a7247 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 Kale. Thus Eggplant and Fiord giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulled Wine, Cutty Sark, and Ferra split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a7247 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Kale tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#5f4772) and two others. The Fiord is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tobacco Brown – 120° from the complementary Mulled Wine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #475972 and #725f47.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a7247 is made of 33% red, 41% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Kale has a hue angle of 93.49°, a saturation of 23.24% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a7247 is made of 9.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.87% yellow and 55.29% black ink.
| HEX | #5a7247 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,114,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 41%, 26% |
| CMYK | 9.42, 0, 16.87, 55.29 |
| HSL | hsl(93.49,23.24%,36.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(93.49,37.72%,44.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.1694,-17.2894,21.0319) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3711,14.6632,8.1922) |