Reeds is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #5f4358 |
| Complementary Color | #bca0b4 |
| Color Shade: | mid green (135° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Reeds Color. The Inviting Veranda color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tree Fern (#7fb489) for more energetic effect. Try Piedmont as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bca0b4 is the best complementary color to Reeds. Warm magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a0bca7 complementary color is Lily, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Summer Green are #a7bca0 and #a0bcb5. Thus found on the left and right of #a0bca7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Norway and Summer Green colors as they work well with Reeds.
The split-complementary Reeds palette consists of #bca0a7 and #b5a0bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bca0b4). Try Thatch and London Hue colors in combination with #a0bca7, 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 #a0bca7 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Reeds. Thus Thatch and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Reeds contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lily, Cadet Blue, and Malta split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0bca7 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, warm magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Reeds tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#bca0b4) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eagle – 120° from the complementary Lily. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7a0bc and #b5bca0.
In a RGB color space, hex #a0bca7 is made of 31% red, 37% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Reeds has a hue angle of 135°, a saturation of 17.28% and a lightness of 68.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0bca7 is made of 10.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #a0bca7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,188,167) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 37%, 32% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 0, 8.24, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(135,17.28%,68.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(135,14.89%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.6946,-13.6281,7.4541) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4555,46.23,43.403) |