Onion is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #d0d8f1 |
| Complementary Color | #0e152f |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 11.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Onion Color. The Brown Tumbleweed color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Swamp of Sorrows (#36310d) for more energetic effect. Try El Paso as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#0e152f is the best complementary color to Onion. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2f270e complementary color is Haiti, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Onion are #2f160e and #262f0e. Thus found on the left and right of #2f270e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coffee Bean and Woodrush colors as they work well with Onion.
The split-complementary Onion palette consists of #160e2f and #0e262f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0e152f). Try Haiti and Firefly colors in combination with #2f270e, 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 #2f270e offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Onion. Thus Haiti and Bush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Onion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Haiti, Bush, and Coffee Bean split by 90° on the color wheel. #2f270e square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Onion tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#0e152f) and two others. The Bush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Coffee Bean – 120° from the complementary Haiti. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0e2f27 and #2f0e15.
In a RGB color space, hex #2f270e is made of 47% red, 39% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Onion has a hue angle of 45.45°, a saturation of 54.1% and a lightness of 11.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2f270e is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 81.57% black ink.
| HEX | #2f270e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(47,39,14) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 39%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 12.94, 81.57 |
| HSL | hsl(45.45,54.1%,11.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.45,70.21%,18.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(15.9378,-0.1536,17.2647) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.9771,2.0871,0.7141) |