Green Balsam 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 | #5f5361 |
| Complementary Color | #aa9eac |
| Color Shade: | warm green (111.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Balsam Color. The Mortar Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lost Soul Grey (#929591) for more calm effect. Try Smoky Tone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aa9eac is the best complementary color to Green Balsam. 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 #a0ac9e complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, 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 Bud are #a7ac9e and #9eaca3. Thus found on the left and right of #a0ac9e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bud and Pewter colors as they work well with Green Balsam.
The split-complementary Green Balsam palette consists of #ac9ea7 and #a39eac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aa9eac). Try Shady Lady and Santas Gray colors in combination with #a0ac9e, 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 #a0ac9e 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 Green Balsam. Thus Dusty Gray and Santas Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Green Balsam contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Gray Chateau, and Cloudy split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0ac9e 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. Green Balsam tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#aa9eac) and two others. The Santas Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dawn – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ea0ac and #acaa9e.
In a RGB color space, hex #a0ac9e is made of 33% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Green Balsam has a hue angle of 111.43°, a saturation of 7.78% and a lightness of 64.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0ac9e is made of 4.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #a0ac9e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,172,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 0, 5.49, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(111.43,7.78%,64.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(111.43,8.14%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.074,-6.8838,5.7508) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4213,39.4473,38.0949) |