Mint Soap is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #342a4e |
| Complementary Color | #bbb0d5 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (76.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.47% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mint Soap Color. The Bleached Jade color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mystical Sea (#dce3d1) for more calm effect. Try Lime Wash as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bbb0d5 is the best complementary color to Mint Soap. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cbd5b1 complementary color is Lavender Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Green Mist are #d5cdb0 and #b8d5b0. Thus found on the left and right of #cbd5b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chino and Pixie Green colors as they work well with Mint Soap.
The split-complementary Mint Soap palette consists of #cdb0d5 and #b0b8d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbb0d5). Try Lavender Gray and Casper colors in combination with #cbd5b1, 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 #cbd5b1 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mint Soap. Thus Lilac and Jungle Mist giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mint Soap contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Gray, Jet Stream, and Blossom split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbd5b1 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mint Soap tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#bbb0d5) and two others. The Jungle Mist is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Clam Shell – 120° from the complementary Lavender Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0cad5 and #d5bbb0.
In a RGB color space, hex #cbd5b1 is made of 34% red, 36% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Mint Soap has a hue angle of 76.67°, a saturation of 30% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbd5b1 is made of 3.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #cbd5b1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(203,213,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 36%, 30% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 0, 14.12, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(76.67,30%,76.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(76.67,16.9%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.6835,-9.6107,16.6745) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.3587,63.4593,50.8734) |