Laurel is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #91728e |
| Complementary Color | #8c6e8a |
| Color Shade: | mid green (125.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Laurel Color. The Sage Green Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hillside View (#8da090) for more calm effect. Try Boreal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8c6e8a is the best complementary color to Laurel. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6e8d71 complementary color is Mountbatten Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Laurel are #7a8c6e and #6e8c80. Thus found on the left and right of #6e8d71 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camouflage Green and Blue Smoke colors as they work well with Laurel.
The split-complementary Laurel palette consists of #8c6e7a and #806e8c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c6e8a). Try Opium and Rum colors in combination with #6e8d71, 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 #6e8d71 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Laurel. Thus Opium and Storm Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Laurel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountbatten Pink, Raven, and Makara split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e8d71 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Laurel tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#8c6e8a) and two others. The Storm Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bitter – 120° from the complementary Mountbatten Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #706e8c and #8a8c6e.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e8d71 is made of 30% red, 39% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Laurel has a hue angle of 125.81°, a saturation of 12.35% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e8d71 is made of 12.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #6e8d71 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,141,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 39%, 31% |
| CMYK | 12.15, 0, 10.98, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(125.81,12.35%,49.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(125.81,21.99%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.6415,-16.775,11.4221) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.9359,23.557,19.1717) |