Dingley Color

#5d7747

Dingley 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 #a288b8
Complementary Color #604776
Color Shade: yellow green (92.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 37.25% (better contrasting with white)
Dingley Color Sample
Dingley Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5d7747

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Dingley Color. The Woodman color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Stinging Nettle (#495d39) for more calm effect. Try Forest Bound as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#604776 is the best complementary color to Dingley. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5d7747 complementary color is Mulled Wine, 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 Dingley are #747647 and #477649. Thus found on the left and right of #5d7747 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Go Ben and Hippie Green colors as they work well with Dingley.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dingley palette consists of #764774 and #494776 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#604776). Try Cosmic and East Bay colors in combination with #5d7747, 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 #5d7747 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 Dingley. Thus Eggplant and Blue Bayoux giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dingley contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulled Wine, Faded Jade, and Ferra split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d7747 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. Dingley tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#604776) and two others. The Blue Bayoux 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 #475c76 and #766147.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5d7747 is made of 33% red, 42% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Dingley has a hue angle of 92.5°, a saturation of 25.26% and a lightness of 37.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d7747 is made of 10.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.83% yellow and 53.33% black ink.

HEX #5d7747
RGB Decimal rgb(93,119,71)
RGB Percentage 33%, 42%, 25%
CMYK 10.2, 0, 18.83, 53.33
HSL hsl(92.5,25.26%,37.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(92.5,40.34%,46.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.9426,-18.7531,23.3836)
XYZ xyz(12.2484,15.9757,8.3993)
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