Bristol Green Color

#83a492

Bristol Green is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #7c5b6d
Complementary Color #a38394
Color Shade: cool green (147.27° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.84% (better contrasting with white)
Bristol Green Color Sample
Bristol Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #83a492

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Bristol Green Color. The Underseas color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Life Aquatic (#a2b0a8) for more calm effect. Try Sea Palm as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a38394 is the best complementary color to Bristol Green. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #83a492 complementary color is Mountbatten Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bay Leaf are #84a383 and #83a3a2. Thus found on the left and right of #83a492 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amulet and Granny Smith colors as they work well with Bristol Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bristol Green palette consists of #a38384 and #a283a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a38394). Try Pharlap and Mamba colors in combination with #83a492, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #83a492 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bristol Green. Thus Donkey Brown and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bristol Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountbatten Pink, Manatee, and Tallow split by 90° on the color wheel. #83a492 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bristol Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#a38394) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sage – 120° from the complementary Mountbatten Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9183a3 and #94a383.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #83a492 is made of 30% red, 37% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Bristol Green has a hue angle of 147.27°, a saturation of 15.35% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #83a492 is made of 12.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #83a492
RGB Decimal rgb(131,164,146)
RGB Percentage 30%, 37%, 33%
CMYK 12.94, 0, 7.06, 35.69
HSL hsl(147.27,15.35%,57.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(147.27,20.12%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.5249,-15.0965,5.6091)
XYZ xyz(27.8238,33.4515,32.1844)
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