Padded Leaf 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 | #7a616b |
| Complementary Color | #9d858e |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (156° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Padded Leaf Color. The Armor color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Summer Green (#96bbab) for more energetic effect. Try Dwarf Spruce as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9d858e is the best complementary color to Padded Leaf. 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 #859e94 complementary color is Mountbatten Pink, 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 Mantle are #859d87 and #859b9d. Thus found on the left and right of #859e94 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spanish Green and Granny Smith colors as they work well with Padded Leaf.
The split-complementary Padded Leaf palette consists of #9d8785 and #9d859b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d858e). Try Bazaar and Venus colors in combination with #859e94, 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 #859e94 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 Padded Leaf. Thus Zorba and Mamba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Padded Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountbatten Pink, Manatee, and Sage split by 90° on the color wheel. #859e94 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. Padded Leaf tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#9d858e) and two others. The Mamba 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 #94859d and #8f9d85.
In a RGB color space, hex #859e94 is made of 30% red, 36% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Padded Leaf has a hue angle of 156°, a saturation of 11.42% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #859e94 is made of 9.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #859e94 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,158,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 36%, 34% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 0, 3.92, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(156,11.42%,57.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(156,15.82%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.9929,-10.8114,2.2925) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.245,31.5784,32.6762) |