Green Bark Color

#a9c4a6

Green Bark 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 #563b59
Complementary Color #c1a6c4
Color Shade: warm green (114° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.98% (better contrasting with white)
Green Bark Color Sample
Green Bark Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a9c4a6

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Green Bark Color. The Chatty Cricket color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Aniseed Leaf Green (#8cb684) for more energetic effect. Try Dewkist as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c1a6c4 is the best complementary color to Green Bark. 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 #a9c4a6 complementary color is London Hue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Norway are #b8c4a6 and #a6c4b2. Thus found on the left and right of #a9c4a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rainee and Spring Rain colors as they work well with Green Bark.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Green Bark palette consists of #c4a6b8 and #b2a6c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1a6c4). Try Lily and Chatelle colors in combination with #a9c4a6, 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 #a9c4a6 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 Bark. Thus Thatch and Cadet Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Green Bark contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary London Hue, Cadet Blue, and Bison Hide split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9c4a6 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red 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. Green Bark tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#c1a6c4) and two others. The Cadet Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bison Hide – 120° from the complementary London Hue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6a9c4 and #c4c1a6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a9c4a6 is made of 32% red, 37% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Green Bark has a hue angle of 114°, a saturation of 20.27% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9c4a6 is made of 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 23.14% black ink.

HEX #a9c4a6
RGB Decimal rgb(169,196,166)
RGB Percentage 32%, 37%, 31%
CMYK 10.59, 0, 11.76, 23.14
HSL hsl(114,20.27%,70.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(114,15.31%,76.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.4775,-14.8175,12.0404)
XYZ xyz(42.985,50.668,43.5908)
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