Lichen 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 | #643d4e |
| Complementary Color | #c29bab |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (153.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lichen Color. The Jet Stream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mountain Lake Green (#75b996) for more energetic effect. Try Rolling Waves as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c29bab is the best complementary color to Lichen. 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 #9bc2b1 complementary color is Lily, 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 Shadow Green are #9bc29d and #9bbfc2. Thus found on the left and right of #9bc2b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Norway and Shadow Green colors as they work well with Lichen.
The split-complementary Lichen palette consists of #c29d9b and #c29bbf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c29bab). Try Quicksand and Lilac colors in combination with #9bc2b1, 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 #9bc2b1 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 Lichen. Thus Coral Reef and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lichen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lily, Logan, and Coral Reef split by 90° on the color wheel. #9bc2b1 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. Lichen tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#c29bab) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Lily. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b19bc2 and #abc29b.
In a RGB color space, hex #9bc2b1 is made of 29% red, 37% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Lichen has a hue angle of 153.85°, a saturation of 24.22% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9bc2b1 is made of 15.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #9bc2b1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,194,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 37%, 34% |
| CMYK | 15.3, 0, 6.67, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(153.85,24.22%,68.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(153.85,20.1%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.2808,-16.445,4.2699) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7452,48.7265,48.8526) |