Patina Creek 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 | #493b42 |
| Complementary Color | #c4b6bd |
| Color Shade: | cool green (150° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Patina Creek Color. The White Spruce color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Nile River (#9ab6a9) for more energetic effect. Try Lovage Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c4b6bd is the best complementary color to Patina Creek. 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 #b6c4bd complementary color is Pink Swan, 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 Powder Ash are #b6c4b6 and #b6c4c4. Thus found on the left and right of #b6c4bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Spring and Submarine colors as they work well with Patina Creek.
The split-complementary Patina Creek palette consists of #c4b6b6 and #c4b6c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4b6bd). Try Pink Swan and Pale Slate colors in combination with #b6c4bd, 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 #b6c4bd 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 Patina Creek. Thus Cotton Seed and Chatelle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Patina Creek contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pink Swan, French Gray, and Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6c4bd 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. Patina Creek tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#c4b6bd) and two others. The Chatelle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Spring – 120° from the complementary Pink Swan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bdb6c4 and #bdc4b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #b6c4bd is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Patina Creek has a hue angle of 150°, a saturation of 10.61% and a lightness of 74.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6c4bd is made of 5.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #b6c4bd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,196,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 33% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 0, 2.74, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(150,10.61%,74.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(150,7.14%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.9334,-6.1152,1.8549) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2166,53.0991,55.852) |