Kappa Green 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 | #3a212e |
| Complementary Color | #ddc5d2 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (148.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.16% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Kappa Green Color. The Northern Lights color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Glenwood Green (#a7d3b7) for more energetic effect. Try Flowering Cactus as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ddc5d2 is the best complementary color to Kappa Green. 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 #c5ded1 complementary color is Twilight, 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 Edgewater are #c5ddc5 and #c5dddd. Thus found on the left and right of #c5ded1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Mist and Jungle Mist colors as they work well with Kappa Green.
The split-complementary Kappa Green palette consists of #ddc5c5 and #ddc5dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ddc5d2). Try Wafer and Thistle colors in combination with #c5ded1, 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 #c5ded1 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 Kappa Green. Thus Wafer and Blue Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kappa Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Twilight, Blue Haze, and Tana split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5ded1 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. Kappa Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#ddc5d2) and two others. The Blue Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tana – 120° from the complementary Twilight. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d0c5dd and #d2ddc5.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5ded1 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Kappa Green has a hue angle of 148.8°, a saturation of 27.47% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5ded1 is made of 9.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #c5ded1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,222,209) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 33% |
| CMYK | 9.81, 0, 5.1, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(148.8,27.47%,82.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(148.8,11.26%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.3634,-10.7463,3.556) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.6559,68.7163,70.3883) |