Sweet Mint Pesto is calm, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #416 |
| Complementary Color | #cc98ee |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Mint Pesto Color. The Washed Out Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Green Day (#bbee88) for more energetic effect. Try Basilisk Lizard as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cc98ee is the best complementary color to Sweet Mint Pesto. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #be9 complementary color is Biloba Flower, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #e5ee98 and #98eea1. Thus found on the left and right of #be9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Primrose and Madang colors as they work well with Sweet Mint Pesto.
The split-complementary Sweet Mint Pesto palette consists of #ee98e5 and #a198ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cc98ee). Try Lavender Magenta and Portage colors in combination with #be9, 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 #be9 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sweet Mint Pesto. Thus Wewak and Perano giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sweet Mint Pesto contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Biloba Flower, Blizzard Blue, and Sea Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #be9 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sweet Mint Pesto tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#cc98ee) and two others. The Perano is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chalky – 120° from the complementary Biloba Flower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98baee and #eecc98.
In a RGB color space, hex #bbee99 is made of 32% red, 41% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Mint Pesto has a hue angle of 96°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbee99 is made of 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bbee99 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,238,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 41%, 26% |
| CMYK | 20, 0, 33.33, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(96,71.43%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(96,35.71%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.929,-31.083,35.9872) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.8178,74.0138,41.4285) |