Mint Mousse is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #4b3342 |
| Complementary Color | #cbb4c3 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (142.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Mint Mousse Color. The Light Spearmint Ice 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 Serene Journey (#cfd8d1) for more calm effect. Try Periwinkle Tint as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cbb4c3 is the best complementary color to Mint Mousse. 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 #b4ccbd complementary color is Lily, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #b7cbb4 and #b4cbc9. Thus found on the left and right of #b4ccbd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rainee and Opal colors as they work well with Mint Mousse.
The split-complementary Mint Mousse palette consists of #cbb4b7 and #c8b4cb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbb4c3). Try Cold Turkey and London Hue colors in combination with #b4ccbd, 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 #b4ccbd 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 Mint Mousse. Thus Cold Turkey and Chatelle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mint Mousse contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lily, Cadet Blue, and Foggy Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4ccbd square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mint Mousse tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#cbb4c3) and two others. The Chatelle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Clay Ash – 120° from the complementary Lily. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bdb4cb and #c3cbb4.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4ccbd is made of 31% red, 36% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Mint Mousse has a hue angle of 142.5°, a saturation of 19.05% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4ccbd is made of 9.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #b4ccbd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,204,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 36%, 33% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 0, 5.88, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(142.5,19.05%,75.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(142.5,11.76%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.9333,-10.9558,4.7357) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6006,56.5632,56.4477) |