Dull Green is calm, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #8b599d |
| Complementary Color | #9462a6 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (104.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Dull Green Color. The Victorian Garden color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Highland (#6f8e63) for more calm effect. Try Belfast as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9462a6 is the best complementary color to Dull Green. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #74a662 complementary color is Wisteria, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Asparagus are #96a662 and #62a672. Thus found on the left and right of #74a662 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Smoke and Aqua Forest colors as they work well with Dull Green.
The split-complementary Dull Green palette consists of #a66295 and #7262a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9462a6). Try Strikemaster and Deluge colors in combination with #74a662, 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 #74a662 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dull Green. Thus Coral Tree and Waikawa Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dull Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wisteria, Horizon, and Coral Tree split by 90° on the color wheel. #74a662 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet 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. Dull Green tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#9462a6) and two others. The Waikawa Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Barley Corn – 120° from the complementary Wisteria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6274a6 and #a69462.
In a RGB color space, hex #74a662 is made of 31% red, 44% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Dull Green has a hue angle of 104.12°, a saturation of 27.64% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #74a662 is made of 19.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #74a662 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,166,98) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 44%, 26% |
| CMYK | 19.61, 0, 26.67, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(104.12,27.64%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(104.12,40.96%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.233,-29.7486,29.9984) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0433,31.8673,16.4918) |