Cedar Green Color

#5e6737

Cedar 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 #a198c8
Complementary Color #403767
Color Shade: mid yellow (71.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30.98% (better contrasting with white)
Cedar Green Color Sample
Cedar Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5e6737

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cedar Green Color. The Rockwall Vine 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 Old Four Leaf Clover (#757d43) for more calm effect. Try Moss Landing as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#403767 is the best complementary color to Cedar 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 #5e6737 complementary color is Martinique, 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 Verdigris are #675837 and #466737. Thus found on the left and right of #5e6737 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Yellow Metal and Chalet Green colors as they work well with Cedar Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cedar Green palette consists of #573767 and #374567 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#403767). Try Bossanova and Pickled Bluewood colors in combination with #5e6737, 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 #5e6737 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 Cedar Green. Thus Cosmic and William giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cedar Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Martinique, Stromboli, and Buccaneer split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e6737 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. Cedar Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#403767) and two others. The William is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Millbrook – 120° from the complementary Martinique. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #375d67 and #674037.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5e6737 is made of 37% red, 41% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Cedar Green has a hue angle of 71.25°, a saturation of 30.38% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e6737 is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 59.61% black ink.

HEX #5e6737
RGB Decimal rgb(94,103,55)
RGB Percentage 37%, 41%, 22%
CMYK 3.53, 0, 18.82, 59.61
HSL hsl(71.25,30.38%,30.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(71.25,46.6%,40.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(41.7764,-11.7732,25.844)
XYZ xyz(10.1559,12.356,5.4641)
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