Balsam Branch is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #c9a8b1 |
| Complementary Color | #57363f |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (163.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 27.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Balsam Branch Color. The Rookwood Sash Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cormorant (#437064) for more energetic effect. Try Christmas Ivy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#57363f is the best complementary color to Balsam Branch. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #36574e complementary color is Congo Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mineral Green are #36573d and #364f57. Thus found on the left and right of #36574e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tom Thumb and Oxford Blue colors as they work well with Balsam Branch.
The split-complementary Balsam Branch palette consists of #573d36 and #57364f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#57363f). Try Congo Brown and Eggplant colors in combination with #36574e, 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 #36574e offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Balsam Branch. Thus Judge Gray and Voodoo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Balsam Branch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Congo Brown, Martinique, and Verdigris split by 90° on the color wheel. #36574e square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Balsam Branch tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#57363f) and two others. The Voodoo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Congo Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4d3657 and #3e5736.
In a RGB color space, hex #36574e is made of 25% red, 40% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Balsam Branch has a hue angle of 163.64°, a saturation of 23.4% and a lightness of 27.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #36574e is made of 12.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 65.88% black ink.
| HEX | #36574e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(54,87,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 40%, 36% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 0, 3.53, 65.88 |
| HSL | hsl(163.64,23.4%,27.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(163.64,37.93%,34.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.2948,-14.3877,1.4105) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.3047,8.1507,8.4487) |