Mellow Mint 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 | #221242 |
| Complementary Color | #cdbded |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (80° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mellow Mint Color. The Minified Lime 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 White Willow (#ecf4dd) for more calm effect. Try Diminished Mint as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cdbded is the best complementary color to Mellow Mint. 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 #ddedbd complementary color is Biloba Flower, 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 Caper are #ede5bd and #c5edbd. Thus found on the left and right of #ddedbd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fall Green and Tea Green colors as they work well with Mellow Mint.
The split-complementary Mellow Mint palette consists of #e4bded and #bdc5ed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cdbded). Try French Lilac and Spindle colors in combination with #ddedbd, 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 #ddedbd 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 Mellow Mint. Thus Vanilla Ice and Spindle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mellow Mint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Biloba Flower, Cruise, and Beauty Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddedbd 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. Mellow Mint tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#cdbded) and two others. The Spindle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Just Right – 120° from the complementary Biloba Flower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bddded and #edcdbd.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddedbd is made of 34% red, 37% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Mellow Mint has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 57.14% and a lightness of 83.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddedbd is made of 6.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ddedbd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,237,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 37%, 29% |
| CMYK | 6.27, 0, 18.82, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(80,57.14%,83.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(80,20.25%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.5117,-13.4145,21.5247) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.2883,79.6146,59.8594) |