Flower Stem Color

#b5d5b0

Flower Stem is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue

Inverse Color #4a2a4f
Complementary Color #cfb0d4
Color Shade: warm green (111.89° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.27% (better contrasting with black)
Flower Stem Color Sample
Flower Stem Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b5d5b0

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Flower Stem Color. The Velvet Leaf color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mystified (#c9dbc7) for more calm effect. Try Lime Flip as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cfb0d4 is the best complementary color to Flower Stem. 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 #b5d5b0 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 Pixie Green are #c7d4b0 and #b0d4bd. Thus found on the left and right of #b5d5b0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Mist and Gum Leaf colors as they work well with Flower Stem.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Flower Stem palette consists of #d4b0c7 and #bdb0d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfb0d4). Try Lily and Lavender Gray colors in combination with #b5d5b0, 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 #b5d5b0 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 Flower Stem. Thus Clam Shell and Logan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Flower Stem contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary London Hue, Casper, and Clam Shell split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5d5b0 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. Flower Stem tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#cfb0d4) and two others. The Logan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chino – 120° from the complementary London Hue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0b4d4 and #d4d0b0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b5d5b0 is made of 32% red, 37% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Flower Stem has a hue angle of 111.89°, a saturation of 30.58% and a lightness of 76.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5d5b0 is made of 12.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 16.47% black ink.

HEX #b5d5b0
RGB Decimal rgb(181,213,176)
RGB Percentage 32%, 37%, 31%
CMYK 12.55, 0, 14.51, 16.47
HSL hsl(111.89,30.58%,76.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(111.89,17.37%,83.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.1345,-17.5267,14.8052)
XYZ xyz(50.6868,60.5468,50.0895)
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