Southern Pine 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 | #534b54 |
| Complementary Color | #b3abb4 |
| Color Shade: | warm green (113.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Southern Pine Color. The Mantle 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 soft alternative called Hugh's Hue (#9fa09f) for more calm effect. Try Mortar Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b3abb4 is the best complementary color to Southern Pine. 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 #acb4ab complementary color is Chatelle, 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 Green Spring are #b0b4ab and #abb4ae. Thus found on the left and right of #acb4ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bud and Edward colors as they work well with Southern Pine.
The split-complementary Southern Pine palette consists of #b4abb0 and #aeabb4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3abb4). Try Shady Lady and Spun Pearl colors in combination with #acb4ab, 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 #acb4ab 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 Southern Pine. Thus Nobel and Spun Pearl giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Southern Pine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chatelle, Gray Chateau, and Nobel split by 90° on the color wheel. #acb4ab 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. Southern Pine tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#b3abb4) and two others. The Spun Pearl is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tide – 120° from the complementary Chatelle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #abacb4 and #b4b3ab.
In a RGB color space, hex #acb4ab is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Southern Pine has a hue angle of 113.33°, a saturation of 5.66% and a lightness of 68.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #acb4ab is made of 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #acb4ab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,180,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 0, 3.53, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(113.33,5.66%,68.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(113.33,5%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.4641,-4.489,3.61) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6852,44.3534,44.9448) |