Kettle Drum is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #643469 |
| Complementary Color | #c695cb |
| Color Shade: | warm green (114.34° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Kettle Drum Color. The Spinach Dip color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Color Me Green (#7cb77b) for more calm effect. Try A Mann's Mint as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c695cb is the best complementary color to Kettle Drum. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9bcb96 complementary color is East Side, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of De York are #b5cb95 and #95cbab. Thus found on the left and right of #9bcb96 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pine Glade and Shadow Green colors as they work well with Kettle Drum.
The split-complementary Kettle Drum palette consists of #cb95b5 and #ab95cb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c695cb). Try Viola and East Side colors in combination with #9bcb96, 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 #9bcb96 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kettle Drum. Thus Oriental Pink and Blue Bell giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kettle Drum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Side, Rock Blue, and Rodeo Dust split by 90° on the color wheel. #9bcb96 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Kettle Drum tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#c695cb) and two others. The Blue Bell is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Yuma – 120° from the complementary East Side. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #959bcb and #cbc695.
In a RGB color space, hex #9bcb96 is made of 31% red, 40% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Kettle Drum has a hue angle of 114.34°, a saturation of 33.76% and a lightness of 69.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9bcb96 is made of 18.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #9bcb96 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,203,150) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 40%, 30% |
| CMYK | 18.83, 0, 20.79, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(114.34,33.76%,69.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(114.34,26.11%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.2105,-25.8967,21.4698) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3785,51.8824,36.7403) |