Cottage Green is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #231323 |
| Complementary Color | #ecdcec |
| Color Shade: | warm green (120° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 89.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Cottage Green Color. The Soft Grass color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sugar Mint (#c0e2c5) for more energetic effect. Try Pallid Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ecdcec is the best complementary color to Cottage 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 #dcecdc complementary color is Prim, 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 Willow Brook are #e4ecdc and #dcece4. Thus found on the left and right of #dcecdc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Willow Brook and Harp colors as they work well with Cottage Green.
The split-complementary Cottage Green palette consists of #ecdce4 and #e4dcec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ecdcec). Try Prim and Snuff colors in combination with #dcecdc, 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 #dcecdc 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 Cottage Green. Thus Bizarre and Snuff giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cottage Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Prim, Mystic, and Pearl Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcecdc 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. Cottage Green tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#ecdcec) and two others. The Snuff is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Satin Linen – 120° from the complementary Prim. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dcdcec and #ececdc.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcecdc is made of 33% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Cottage Green has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 29.63% and a lightness of 89.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcecdc is made of 6.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #dcecdc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,236,220) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 35%, 33% |
| CMYK | 6.28, 0, 6.28, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(120,29.63%,89.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(120,6.78%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.8523,-8.1841,5.9291) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.4289,80.3739,79.4064) |