Softened Green is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #444358 |
| Complementary Color | #a8a7bb |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (62.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Softened Green Color. The Snowglory color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Water Reed (#b0ab80) for more energetic effect. Try Riding Star as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a8a7bb is the best complementary color to Softened Green. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bbbca7 complementary color is Spun Pearl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Eagle are #bbb2a7 and #b0bba7. Thus found on the left and right of #bbbca7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Green Spring colors as they work well with Softened Green.
The split-complementary Softened Green palette consists of #b2a7bb and #a7b0bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8a7bb). Try Chatelle and Hit Gray colors in combination with #bbbca7, 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 #bbbca7 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Softened Green. Thus Lily and Tower Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Softened Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spun Pearl, Edward, and Pink Swan split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbbca7 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Softened Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#a8a7bb) and two others. The Tower Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silk – 120° from the complementary Spun Pearl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7babb and #bba8a7.
In a RGB color space, hex #bbbca7 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Softened Green has a hue angle of 62.86°, a saturation of 13.55% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbbca7 is made of 0.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bbbca7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,188,167) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0.4, 0, 8.24, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(62.86,13.55%,69.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(62.86,11.17%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.6508,-4.0487,10.5103) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4518,49.3213,43.6836) |