Refined Mint Color

#f1f9ec

Refined Mint 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 #0e0613
Complementary Color #f3ecf8
Color Shade: yellow green (96.92° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 95.1% (better contrasting with black)
Refined Mint Color Sample
Refined Mint Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f1f9ec

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Refined Mint Color. The Light Green Glint 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 soft alternative called Mint Shake (#daeed3) for more calm effect. Try Tzatziki Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#f3ecf8 is the best complementary color to Refined Mint. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f1f9ec complementary color is White Lilac, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Peppermint are #f7f8ec and #ecf8ed. Thus found on the left and right of #f1f9ec on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ecru White and Frostee colors as they work well with Refined Mint.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Refined Mint palette consists of #f8ecf7 and #edecf8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f3ecf8). Try Amour and White Lilac colors in combination with #f1f9ec, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #f1f9ec 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 Refined Mint. Thus Amour and Black Squeeze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Refined Mint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White Lilac, Black Squeeze, and Vista White split by 90° on the color wheel. #f1f9ec square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Refined Mint tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#f3ecf8) and two others. The Black Squeeze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Merino – 120° from the complementary White Lilac. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ecf1f8 and #f8f3ec.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f1f9ec is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Refined Mint has a hue angle of 96.92°, a saturation of 52% and a lightness of 95.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f1f9ec is made of 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f1f9ec
RGB Decimal rgb(241,249,236)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 3.14, 0, 5.1, 2.35
HSL hsl(96.92,52%,95.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(96.92,5.22%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(97.0277,-4.9156,5.3079)
XYZ xyz(85.2916,92.5083,92.7174)
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