Dust Green is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #393741 |
| Complementary Color | #c0bec7 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.47% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Dust Green Color. The Healing Retreat color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Environmental (#b1b5a0) for more energetic effect. Try Mellow Mood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c0bec7 is the best complementary color to Dust Green. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6c8be complementary color is French Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kangaroo are #c7c4be and #c1c7be. Thus found on the left and right of #c6c8be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cloud and Green Spring colors as they work well with Dust Green.
The split-complementary Dust Green palette consists of #c4bec7 and #bec1c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0bec7). Try Chatelle and French Gray colors in combination with #c6c8be, 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 #c6c8be offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dust Green. Thus Pale Slate and Submarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dust Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Powder Ash, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6c8be square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dust Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#c0bec7) and two others. The Submarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Rust – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bec5c7 and #c7c0be.
In a RGB color space, hex #c6c8be is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Dust Green has a hue angle of 72°, a saturation of 8.33% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6c8be is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c6c8be |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,200,190) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0, 3.92, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(72,8.33%,76.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(72,5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.1976,-2.4881,4.7468) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2372,57.032,56.9176) |