Melville 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 | #6a5661 |
| Complementary Color | #a895a0 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (147° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Melville Color. The Cosmic Quest color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mid Cypress (#779781) for more energetic effect. Try Bay Leaf as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a895a0 is the best complementary color to Melville. 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 #95a99e complementary color is Dusty Gray, 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 Pewter are #96a895 and #95a8a7. Thus found on the left and right of #95a99e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Envy and Cascade colors as they work well with Melville.
The split-complementary Melville palette consists of #a89596 and #a795a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a895a0). Try Dusty Gray and Amethyst Smoke colors in combination with #95a99e, 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 #95a99e 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 Melville. Thus Bronco and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Melville contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dusty Gray, Manatee, and Gray Olive split by 90° on the color wheel. #95a99e 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. Melville tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#a895a0) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bud – 120° from the complementary Dusty Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e95a8 and #a0a895.
In a RGB color space, hex #95a99e is made of 31% red, 36% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Melville has a hue angle of 147°, a saturation of 10.42% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #95a99e is made of 7.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #95a99e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,169,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 36%, 33% |
| CMYK | 7.84, 0, 4.31, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(147,10.42%,62.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(147,11.83%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.4523,-9.1622,3.309) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7539,37.2341,37.8083) |