Balsam Fir is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #6f616e |
| Complementary Color | #9e909d |
| Color Shade: | mid green (124.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Balsam Fir Color. The Ivy Wreath color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Stack (#858885) for more calm effect. Try Elephant in the Room as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9e909d is the best complementary color to Balsam Fir. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #909e91 complementary color is Venus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mantle are #969e90 and #909e98. Thus found on the left and right of #909e91 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lemon Grass and Pewter colors as they work well with Balsam Fir.
The split-complementary Balsam Fir palette consists of #9e9095 and #98909e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e909d). Try Dusty Gray and Mountain Mist colors in combination with #909e91, 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 #909e91 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Balsam Fir. Thus Dusty Gray and Manatee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Balsam Fir contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Venus, Manatee, and Zorba split by 90° on the color wheel. #909e91 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Balsam Fir tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#9e909d) and two others. The Manatee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lemon Grass – 120° from the complementary Venus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #91909e and #9d9e90.
In a RGB color space, hex #909e91 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Balsam Fir has a hue angle of 124.29°, a saturation of 6.73% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #909e91 is made of 5.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #909e91 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(144,158,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 0, 5.1, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(124.29,6.73%,59.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(124.29,8.86%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.6945,-7.5267,5.0906) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8393,32.4273,31.5272) |