Ginkgo Green 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 | #5a535b |
| Complementary Color | #aba4ac |
| Color Shade: | warm green (112.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Ginkgo Green Color. The Noghrei Silver color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Fresh Thyme (#aebda8) for more energetic effect. Try Manifest as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aba4ac is the best complementary color to Ginkgo Green. 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 #a5aca4 complementary color is Mountain Mist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bud are #a9aca4 and #a4aca7. Thus found on the left and right of #a5aca4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bud and Edward colors as they work well with Ginkgo Green.
The split-complementary Ginkgo Green palette consists of #aca4a9 and #a7a4ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aba4ac). Try Shady Lady and Santas Gray colors in combination with #a5aca4, 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 #a5aca4 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ginkgo Green. Thus Silver Chalice and Aluminium giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ginkgo Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountain Mist, Gray Chateau, and Cloudy split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5aca4 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ginkgo Green tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#aba4ac) and two others. The Aluminium is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Delta – 120° from the complementary Mountain Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4a5ac and #acaba4.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5aca4 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Ginkgo Green has a hue angle of 112.5°, a saturation of 4.6% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5aca4 is made of 2.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #a5aca4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,172,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 2.74, 0, 3.14, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(112.5,4.6%,65.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(112.5,4.65%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.6009,-3.9841,3.2467) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9704,40.1847,40.9298) |