Fir Spruce Green is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, mid red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #928696 |
| Complementary Color | #756879 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (105° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Fir Spruce Green Color. The Black Locust color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Watercress Spice (#748c69) for more energetic effect. Try Silver Linden Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#756879 is the best complementary color to Fir Spruce Green. Cool magenta shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6d7969 complementary color is Salt Box, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Willow Grove are #757968 and #68796d. Thus found on the left and right of #6d7969 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Ash and Corduroy colors as they work well with Fir Spruce Green.
The split-complementary Fir Spruce Green palette consists of #796875 and #6d6879 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#756879). Try Fedora and Dolphin colors in combination with #6d7969, 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 #6d7969 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 Fir Spruce Green. Thus Spicy Pink and Shuttle Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fir Spruce Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Salt Box, Nevada, and Sandstone split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d7969 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, cool magenta 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. Fir Spruce Green tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#756879) and two others. The Shuttle Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pablo – 120° from the complementary Salt Box. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #686c79 and #797568.
In a RGB color space, hex #6d7969 is made of 33% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Fir Spruce Green has a hue angle of 105°, a saturation of 7.08% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d7969 is made of 4.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 52.55% black ink.
| HEX | #6d7969 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(109,121,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 36%, 31% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 0, 6.27, 52.55 |
| HSL | hsl(105,7.08%,44.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(105,13.22%,47.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.4304,-7.7226,7.2682) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.6938,17.9459,16.0013) |