Cedar Forest Color

#788078

Cedar Forest is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue

Inverse Color #877f87
Complementary Color #807880
Color Shade: warm green (120° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.63% (better contrasting with white)
Cedar Forest Color Sample
Cedar Forest Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #788078

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Cedar Forest Color. The Cannon Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pointed Cabbage Green (#859587) for more energetic effect. Try Manifest as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#807880 is the best complementary color to Cedar Forest. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #788078 complementary color is Suva Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Xanadu are #7c8078 and #78807c. Thus found on the left and right of #788078 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bitter and Blue Smoke colors as they work well with Cedar Forest.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cedar Forest palette consists of #80787c and #7c7880 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#807880). Try Empress and Mobster colors in combination with #788078, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #788078 offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cedar Forest. Thus Hurricane and Jumbo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cedar Forest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Suva Gray, Rolling Stone, and Concord split by 90° on the color wheel. #788078 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cedar Forest tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#807880) and two others. The Jumbo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Friar Gray – 120° from the complementary Suva Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #787880 and #808078.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #788078 is made of 33% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Cedar Forest has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 3.23% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #788078 is made of 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 49.8% black ink.

HEX #788078
RGB Decimal rgb(120,128,120)
RGB Percentage 33%, 35%, 33%
CMYK 3.14, 0, 3.14, 49.8
HSL hsl(120,3.23%,48.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(120,6.25%,50.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.7161,-4.5819,3.3129)
XYZ xyz(18.8551,20.7875,20.7879)
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