Douglas Fir Green is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #90677e |
| Complementary Color | #986e85 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (146.34° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Douglas Fir Green Color. The Calabash Clash color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Iceberg Green (#8c9c92) for more calm effect. Try Ecological as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#986e85 is the best complementary color to Douglas Fir Green. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6f9881 complementary color is Strikemaster, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Oxley are #71986e and #6e9895. Thus found on the left and right of #6f9881 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Laurel and Juniper colors as they work well with Douglas Fir Green.
The split-complementary Douglas Fir Green palette consists of #986e71 and #956e98 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#986e85). Try Copper Rose and Trendy Pink colors in combination with #6f9881, 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 #6f9881 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Douglas Fir Green. Thus Arrowtown and Rum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Douglas Fir Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Strikemaster, Kimberly, and Gurkha split by 90° on the color wheel. #6f9881 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Douglas Fir Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#986e85) and two others. The Rum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Battleship Gray – 120° from the complementary Strikemaster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #816e98 and #85986e.
In a RGB color space, hex #6f9881 is made of 28% red, 39% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Douglas Fir Green has a hue angle of 146.34°, a saturation of 16.6% and a lightness of 51.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6f9881 is made of 16.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #6f9881 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(111,152,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 39%, 33% |
| CMYK | 16.08, 0, 9.02, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(146.34,16.6%,51.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(146.34,26.97%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.362,-19.0259,7.6044) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7462,27.421,24.9155) |