Cool Spring is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #44263c |
| Complementary Color | #d9bbd0 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (136° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.22% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Spring Color. The Reduced Spearmint color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Swans Down (#dae6dd) for more calm effect. Try Garden Goddess as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d9bbd0 is the best complementary color to Cool Spring. 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 #bbd9c3 complementary color is Thistle, 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 Surf are #c2d9bb and #bbd9d2. Thus found on the left and right of #bbd9c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pixie Green and Jet Stream colors as they work well with Cool Spring.
The split-complementary Cool Spring palette consists of #d9bbc2 and #d2bbd9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9bbd0). Try Pink Flare and Lavender Gray colors in combination with #bbd9c3, 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 #bbd9c3 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 Cool Spring. Thus Wafer and Lavender Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cool Spring contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thistle, Blue Haze, and Tana split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbd9c3 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. Cool Spring tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#d9bbd0) and two others. The Lavender Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tana – 120° from the complementary Thistle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3bbd9 and #d1d9bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #bbd9c3 is made of 31% red, 36% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Spring has a hue angle of 136°, a saturation of 28.3% and a lightness of 79.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbd9c3 is made of 11.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #bbd9c3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,217,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 36%, 33% |
| CMYK | 11.77, 0, 8.63, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(136,28.3%,79.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(136,13.82%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.0337,-14.1282,7.5065) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.1567,64.1306,61.1011) |