Le Max Color

#85b2a1

Le Max 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 #7a4d5e
Complementary Color #b28595
Color Shade: green cyan (157.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.98% (better contrasting with white)
Le Max Color Sample
Le Max Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #85b2a1

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Le Max Color. The Copper Roof Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lunar Tide (#6f968b) for more calm effect. Try Yucca as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b28595 is the best complementary color to Le Max. 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 #85b2a1 complementary color is Bouquet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Acapulco are #85b28a and #85acb2. Thus found on the left and right of #85b2a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bay Leaf and Gulf Stream colors as they work well with Le Max.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Le Max palette consists of #b28a85 and #b285ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b28595). Try Brandy Rose and Bouquet colors in combination with #85b2a1, 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 #85b2a1 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 Le Max. Thus Mongoose and Lavender Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Le Max contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bouquet, Lavender Purple, and Swamp Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #85b2a1 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid 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. Le Max tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#b28595) and two others. The Lavender Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Swamp Green – 120° from the complementary Bouquet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a185b2 and #96b285.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #85b2a1 is made of 28% red, 38% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Le Max has a hue angle of 157.33°, a saturation of 22.61% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #85b2a1 is made of 17.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 30.2% black ink.

HEX #85b2a1
RGB Decimal rgb(133,178,161)
RGB Percentage 28%, 38%, 34%
CMYK 17.64, 0, 6.66, 30.2
HSL hsl(157.33,22.61%,60.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(157.33,25.28%,69.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.0404,-18.6229,3.8184)
XYZ xyz(32.0263,39.4005,39.6353)
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