Loden Green is pale, 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 | #918eac |
| Complementary Color | #555271 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Loden Green Color. The Green Savage color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Grasshopper Wing (#87866f) for more calm effect. Try Hanover Pewter as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#555271 is the best complementary color to Loden 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 #6e7153 complementary color is Smoky, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kokoda are #716452 and #5f7152. Thus found on the left and right of #6e7153 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coffee and Cactus colors as they work well with Loden Green.
The split-complementary Loden Green palette consists of #655271 and #525f71 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#555271). Try Salt Box and Shuttle Gray colors in combination with #6e7153, 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 #6e7153 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 Loden Green. Thus Old Lavender and Cutty Sark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Loden Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smoky, Como, and Ferra split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e7153 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Loden Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#555271) and two others. The Cutty Sark is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ferra – 120° from the complementary Smoky. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #526e71 and #715552.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e7153 is made of 36% red, 37% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Loden Green has a hue angle of 66°, a saturation of 15.31% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e7153 is made of 1.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 55.69% black ink.
| HEX | #6e7153 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,113,83) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 37%, 27% |
| CMYK | 1.17, 0, 11.76, 55.69 |
| HSL | hsl(66,15.31%,38.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(66,26.55%,44.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.6445,-6.611,16.3186) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8969,15.7498,10.4912) |