Boxwood 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 | #8f848e |
| Complementary Color | #7b707a |
| Color Shade: | mid green (125.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Boxwood Color. The Wethersfield Moss color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pointed Cabbage Green (#859587) for more energetic effect. Try Ivy Wreath as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7b707a is the best complementary color to Boxwood. 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 #707b71 complementary color is Fedora, 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 Xanadu are #747b70 and #707b76. Thus found on the left and right of #707b71 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camouflage Green and Xanadu colors as they work well with Boxwood.
The split-complementary Boxwood palette consists of #7b7074 and #76707b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b707a). Try Empress and Mobster colors in combination with #707b71, 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 #707b71 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 Boxwood. Thus Spicy Pink and Jumbo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Boxwood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fedora, Pale Sky, and Tapa split by 90° on the color wheel. #707b71 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. Boxwood tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#7b707a) and two others. The Jumbo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bandicoot – 120° from the complementary Fedora. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #71707b and #7a7b70.
In a RGB color space, hex #707b71 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Boxwood has a hue angle of 125.45°, a saturation of 4.68% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #707b71 is made of 4.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.93% yellow and 51.76% black ink.
| HEX | #707b71 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(112,123,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 4.32, 0, 3.93, 51.76 |
| HSL | hsl(125.45,4.68%,46.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(125.45,8.94%,48.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.4558,-6.1464,4.0671) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7457,18.8029,18.3695) |