Peppermint is pale, 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 | #28182f |
| Complementary Color | #e0d0e7 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (101.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.08% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Peppermint Color. The Wisp Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sprout (#c1d7b0) for more energetic effect. Try Apple Flower as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e0d0e7 is the best complementary color to Peppermint. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d7e7d0 complementary color is Snuff, 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 Willow Brook are #e2e7d0 and #d0e7d4. Thus found on the left and right of #d7e7d0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kidnapper and Surf Crest colors as they work well with Peppermint.
The split-complementary Peppermint palette consists of #e7d0e2 and #d4d0e7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0d0e7). Try Twilight and Snuff colors in combination with #d7e7d0, 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 #d7e7d0 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 Peppermint. Thus Dust Storm and Botticelli giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Peppermint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Snuff, Botticelli, and Dust Storm split by 90° on the color wheel. #d7e7d0 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. Peppermint tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#e0d0e7) and two others. The Botticelli is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pearl Bush – 120° from the complementary Snuff. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d0d7e7 and #e7e0d0.
In a RGB color space, hex #d7e7d0 is made of 33% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Peppermint has a hue angle of 101.74°, a saturation of 32.39% and a lightness of 86.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d7e7d0 is made of 6.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #d7e7d0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(215,231,208) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 6.28, 0, 9.02, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(101.74,32.39%,86.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(101.74,9.96%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.9303,-9.4367,9.3773) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.9854,76.153,70.7903) |