Pastel Meadow Color

#a9c9af

Pastel Meadow is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue

Inverse Color #563650
Complementary Color #c9a9c3
Color Shade: mid green (131.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 72.55% (better contrasting with white)
Pastel Meadow Color Sample
Pastel Meadow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a9c9af

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Pastel Meadow Color. The Frosted Jade color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Antiqued Aqua (#bdccc1) for more calm effect. Try Dry Lichen as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c9a9c3 is the best complementary color to Pastel Meadow. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9c9af complementary color is Lily, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spring Rain are #b3c9a9 and #a9c9bf. Thus found on the left and right of #a9c9af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rainee and Opal colors as they work well with Pastel Meadow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pastel Meadow palette consists of #c9a9b3 and #bea9c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9a9c3). Try Lily and London Hue colors in combination with #a9c9af, 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 #a9c9af 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 Pastel Meadow. Thus Clam Shell and Logan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pastel Meadow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lily, Cadet Blue, and Coral Reef split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9c9af square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange 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. Pastel Meadow tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#c9a9c3) and two others. The Logan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Coriander – 120° from the complementary Lily. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #afa9c9 and #c3c9a9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a9c9af is made of 31% red, 37% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pastel Meadow has a hue angle of 131.25°, a saturation of 22.86% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9c9af is made of 12.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.19% yellow and 21.18% black ink.

HEX #a9c9af
RGB Decimal rgb(169,201,175)
RGB Percentage 31%, 37%, 32%
CMYK 12.55, 0, 10.19, 21.18
HSL hsl(131.25,22.86%,72.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(131.25,15.92%,78.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.0538,-15.7449,9.4465)
XYZ xyz(44.9867,53.3035,48.475)
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