Patina Green Color

#b9eab3

Patina Green 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 #46154c
Complementary Color #e3b3ea
Color Shade: warm green (113.45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 80.98% (better contrasting with black)
Patina Green Color Sample
Patina Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b9eab3

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Patina Green Color. The Kiwi Squeeze color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called VIC 20 Green (#94e089) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Romance as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e3b3ea is the best complementary color to Patina Green. 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 #b9eab3 complementary color is French Lilac, 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 Tea Green are #d4eab3 and #b3eac8. Thus found on the left and right of #b9eab3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Caper and Padua colors as they work well with Patina Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Patina Green palette consists of #eab3d4 and #c8b3ea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3b3ea). Try Kobi and Biloba Flower colors in combination with #b9eab3, 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 #b9eab3 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 Patina Green. Thus Shilo and Spindle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Patina Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Lilac, Spindle, and Just Right split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9eab3 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. Patina Green tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#e3b3ea) and two others. The Spindle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fall Green – 120° from the complementary French Lilac. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3b9ea and #eae3b3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b9eab3 is made of 31% red, 39% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Patina Green has a hue angle of 113.45°, a saturation of 56.7% and a lightness of 80.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9eab3 is made of 19.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.56% yellow and 8.24% black ink.

HEX #b9eab3
RGB Decimal rgb(185,234,179)
RGB Percentage 31%, 39%, 30%
CMYK 19.21, 0, 21.56, 8.24
HSL hsl(113.45,56.7%,80.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(113.45,23.5%,91.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.1678,-25.9585,21.6903)
XYZ xyz(57.5671,72.4146,53.5911)
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