Gossamer Green Color

#b2cfbe

Gossamer Green is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #4d3041
Complementary Color #cfb2c2
Color Shade: cool green (144.83° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.49% (better contrasting with black)
Gossamer Green Color Sample
Gossamer Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b2cfbe

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Gossamer Green Color. The Sentinel color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Light Spearmint Ice (#cfded7) for more calm effect. Try Spearmint Frosting as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cfb2c2 is the best complementary color to Gossamer Green. 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 #b2cfbe complementary color is Lily, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gum Leaf are #b4cfb2 and #b2cfcc. Thus found on the left and right of #b2cfbe on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Rain and Jet Stream colors as they work well with Gossamer Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gossamer Green palette consists of #cfb2b4 and #ccb2cf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfb2c2). Try Cold Turkey and London Hue colors in combination with #b2cfbe, 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 #b2cfbe 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 Gossamer Green. Thus Soft Amber and Lavender Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gossamer Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lily, Logan, and Thistle Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b2cfbe square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow 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. Gossamer Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#cfb2c2) and two others. The Lavender Gray 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 #beb2cf and #c3cfb2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b2cfbe is made of 31% red, 36% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Gossamer Green has a hue angle of 144.83°, a saturation of 23.2% and a lightness of 75.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b2cfbe is made of 11.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 18.82% black ink.

HEX #b2cfbe
RGB Decimal rgb(178,207,190)
RGB Percentage 31%, 36%, 33%
CMYK 11.38, 0, 6.67, 18.82
HSL hsl(144.83,23.2%,75.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(144.83,14.01%,81.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.6321,-12.9787,5.1926)
XYZ xyz(49.9672,57.8083,57.2398)
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