Japanese Bonsai 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 | #7d6069 |
| Complementary Color | #9f828a |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (161.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Japanese Bonsai Color. The Scotch Lassie color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sheffield (#638f7b) for more energetic effect. Try Edward as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9f828a is the best complementary color to Japanese Bonsai. 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 #829f96 complementary color is Bazaar, 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 Granny Smith are #829f87 and #82999f. Thus found on the left and right of #829f96 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spanish Green and Granny Smith colors as they work well with Japanese Bonsai.
The split-complementary Japanese Bonsai palette consists of #9f8782 and #9f8299 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9f828a). Try Pharlap and Mountbatten Pink colors in combination with #829f96, 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 #829f96 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 Japanese Bonsai. Thus Gurkha and Mamba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Japanese Bonsai contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bazaar, Waterloo , and Sage split by 90° on the color wheel. #829f96 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. Japanese Bonsai tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#9f828a) and two others. The Mamba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amulet – 120° from the complementary Bazaar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #96829f and #8a9f82.
In a RGB color space, hex #829f96 is made of 30% red, 36% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Japanese Bonsai has a hue angle of 161.38°, a saturation of 13.12% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #829f96 is made of 11.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #829f96 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(130,159,150) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 36%, 34% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 0, 3.53, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(161.38,13.12%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(161.38,18.24%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.1308,-11.9552,1.3439) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1091,31.7441,33.5526) |