Powdered Gum is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #5f4f5b |
| Complementary Color | #b0a0ab |
| Color Shade: | mid green (135° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Powdered Gum Color. The Seiji Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Track Green (#849e88) for more energetic effect. Try Metal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b0a0ab is the best complementary color to Powdered Gum. 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 #a0b0a4 complementary color is Shady Lady, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pewter are #a3b0a0 and #a0b0ac. Thus found on the left and right of #a0b0a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bud and Edward colors as they work well with Powdered Gum.
The split-complementary Powdered Gum palette consists of #b0a0a3 and #aca0b0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0a0ab). Try Martini and Amethyst Smoke colors in combination with #a0b0a4, 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 #a0b0a4 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 Powdered Gum. Thus Martini and Santas Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Powdered Gum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shady Lady, Santas Gray, and Cloudy split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0b0a4 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Powdered Gum tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#b0a0ab) and two others. The Santas Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bud – 120° from the complementary Shady Lady. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4a0b0 and #abb0a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #a0b0a4 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Powdered Gum has a hue angle of 135°, a saturation of 9.2% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0b0a4 is made of 6.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #a0b0a4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,176,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 33% |
| CMYK | 6.27, 0, 4.71, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(135,9.2%,65.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(135,9.09%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.319,-7.8943,4.2385) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7234,41.2046,41.1397) |