Pond's Edge is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #493647 |
| Complementary Color | #c9b6c6 |
| Color Shade: | mid green (126.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Pond's Edge Color. The Slate Stone color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Buckwheat (#d4dcd6) for more calm effect. Try Murmur as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c9b6c6 is the best complementary color to Pond's Edge. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b6c9b8 complementary color is Lily, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Powder Ash are #bdc9b6 and #b6c9c1. Thus found on the left and right of #b6c9b8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clay Ash and Powder Ash colors as they work well with Pond's Edge.
The split-complementary Pond's Edge palette consists of #c9b6bd and #c1b6c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9b6c6). Try Cold Turkey and Chatelle colors in combination with #b6c9b8, 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 #b6c9b8 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pond's Edge. Thus Cold Turkey and Gray Suit giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pond's Edge contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lily, Heather, and Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6c9b8 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pond's Edge tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#c9b6c6) and two others. The Gray Suit is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Foggy Gray – 120° from the complementary Lily. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b8b6c9 and #c7c9b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #b6c9b8 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pond's Edge has a hue angle of 126.32°, a saturation of 14.96% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6c9b8 is made of 7.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #b6c9b8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,201,184) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 0, 6.66, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(126.32,14.96%,75.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(126.32,9.45%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.1443,-9.6512,6.2965) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8298,55.1791,53.4244) |