Spearmints Color

#bce3c9

Spearmints 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 #431c36
Complementary Color #e3bcd5
Color Shade: cool green (140° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.37% (better contrasting with black)
Spearmints Color Sample
Spearmints Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bce3c9

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Spearmints Color. The Ice-Cold White 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 Sparkling Brook (#dceee3) for more calm effect. Try Maggie's Magic as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e3bcd5 is the best complementary color to Spearmints. 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 #bce3c9 complementary color is Melanie, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fringy Flower are #c2e3bc and #bce3dc. Thus found on the left and right of #bce3c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Moss Green and Jagged Ice colors as they work well with Spearmints.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Spearmints palette consists of #e3bcc2 and #dcbce3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3bcd5). Try Cavern Pink and Prelude colors in combination with #bce3c9, 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 #bce3c9 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 Spearmints. Thus Bone and Prelude giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Spearmints contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melanie, Periwinkle Gray, and Stark White split by 90° on the color wheel. #bce3c9 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow 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. Spearmints tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#e3bcd5) and two others. The Prelude is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Beryl Green – 120° from the complementary Melanie. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9bce3 and #d6e3bc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bce3c9 is made of 31% red, 37% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Spearmints has a hue angle of 140°, a saturation of 41.05% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bce3c9 is made of 15.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 10.98% black ink.

HEX #bce3c9
RGB Decimal rgb(188,227,201)
RGB Percentage 31%, 37%, 33%
CMYK 15.29, 0, 10.2, 10.98
HSL hsl(140,41.05%,81.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(140,17.18%,89.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.9216,-17.7072,8.4948)
XYZ xyz(58.7507,69.8466,65.6436)
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