Birthday King Color

#9bdcb9

Birthday King is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #642346
Complementary Color #dc9bbd
Color Shade: cool green (147.69° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 73.53% (better contrasting with black)
Birthday King Color Sample
Birthday King Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9bdcb9

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Birthday King Color. The Mediterranean Mist color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Workout Green (#bfe6d2) for more calm effect. Try Desert Mirage as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dc9bbd is the best complementary color to Birthday King. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9bdcb9 complementary color is Can Can, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Vista Blue are #9ddc9b and #9bdcd9. Thus found on the left and right of #9bdcb9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Granny Smith Apple and Morning Glory colors as they work well with Birthday King.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Birthday King palette consists of #dc9b9d and #d99bdc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dc9bbd). Try Petite Orchid and Light Wisteria colors in combination with #9bdcb9, 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 #9bdcb9 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Birthday King. Thus Cameo and Light Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Birthday King contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Can Can, Cold Purple, and Deco split by 90° on the color wheel. #9bdcb9 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm 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. Birthday King tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#dc9bbd) and two others. The Light Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deco – 120° from the complementary Can Can. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b99bdc and #bddc9b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9bdcb9 is made of 28% red, 39% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Birthday King has a hue angle of 147.69°, a saturation of 48.15% and a lightness of 73.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9bdcb9 is made of 25.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.72% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #9bdcb9
RGB Decimal rgb(155,220,185)
RGB Percentage 28%, 39%, 33%
CMYK 25.49, 0, 13.72, 13.73
HSL hsl(147.69,48.15%,73.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(147.69,29.55%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.7311,-27.7589,10.6778)
XYZ xyz(47.8677,61.6577,55.2772)
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