Velvet Clover 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 | #9a929c |
| Complementary Color | #6b626d |
| Color Shade: | warm green (108° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Velvet Clover Color. The Salamander color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Wild Axolotl (#63775a) for more energetic effect. Try Lottery Winnings as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6b626d is the best complementary color to Velvet Clover. 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 #656d63 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 Willow Grove are #696d62 and #626d66. Thus found on the left and right of #656d63 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Storm Dust and Corduroy colors as they work well with Velvet Clover.
The split-complementary Velvet Clover palette consists of #6d6269 and #65626d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b626d). Try Scorpion and Mid Gray colors in combination with #656d63, 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 #656d63 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Velvet Clover. Thus Scorpion and Mid Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Velvet Clover contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Salt Box, Nevada, and Flint split by 90° on the color wheel. #656d63 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. Velvet Clover tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#6b626d) and two others. The Mid Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Flint – 120° from the complementary Salt Box. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #62646d and #6d6b62.
In a RGB color space, hex #656d63 is made of 33% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Velvet Clover has a hue angle of 108°, a saturation of 4.81% and a lightness of 40.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #656d63 is made of 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.93% yellow and 57.25% black ink.
| HEX | #656d63 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,109,99) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 0, 3.93, 57.25 |
| HSL | hsl(108,4.81%,40.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(108,9.17%,42.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.0881,-5.1183,4.5389) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0876,14.6048,13.9336) |