Applemint is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #321532 |
| Complementary Color | #e9cde9 |
| Color Shade: | warm green (120° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.08% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Applemint Color. The Frozen Moss Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Celadon (#ace1af) for more energetic effect. Try Vers de Terre as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e9cde9 is the best complementary color to Applemint. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cdeacd complementary color is Melanie, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zanah are #dbe9cd and #cde9db. Thus found on the left and right of #cdeacd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kidnapper and Skeptic colors as they work well with Applemint.
The split-complementary Applemint palette consists of #e9cddb and #dbcde9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9cde9). Try Melanie and Snuff colors in combination with #cdeacd, 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 #cdeacd offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Applemint. Thus Oyster Pink and Periwinkle Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Applemint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melanie, Botticelli, and Bone split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdeacd square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Applemint tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#e9cde9) and two others. The Periwinkle Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aths Special – 120° from the complementary Melanie. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cdcde9 and #e9e9cd.
In a RGB color space, hex #cdeacd is made of 32% red, 36% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Applemint has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 40.85% and a lightness of 86.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdeacd is made of 11.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #cdeacd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(205,234,205) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 36%, 32% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 0, 11.37, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(120,40.85%,86.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(120,12.39%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.9672,-14.8451,10.9028) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.6191,76.2326,69.0135) |