Onion Color

#48412b

Onion is pale, 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 #b7bed4
Complementary Color #2b3248
Color Shade: warm yellow (45.52° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 22.55% (better contrasting with white)
Onion Color Sample
Onion Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #48412b

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Onion Color. The Pinyon Pine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Uguisu Brown (#645530) for more energetic effect. Try Cartwheel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2b3248 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 #48412b complementary color is Ebony Clay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mondo are #48322b and #40482b. Thus found on the left and right of #48412b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching English Walnut and Kelp colors as they work well with Onion.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Onion palette consists of #322b48 and #2b4048 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b3248). Try Martinique and Pickled Bluewood colors in combination with #48412b, 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 #48412b 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 Voodoo and Plantation giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Onion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ebony Clay, Tom Thumb, and Livid Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #48412b square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid green, cool blue and warm magenta 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. Onion tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#2b3248) and two others. The Plantation is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Livid Brown – 120° from the complementary Ebony Clay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2b4841 and #482b32.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #48412b is made of 40% red, 36% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Onion has a hue angle of 45.52°, a saturation of 25.22% and a lightness of 22.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #48412b is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 11.38% yellow and 71.76% black ink.

HEX #48412b
RGB Decimal rgb(72,65,43)
RGB Percentage 40%, 36%, 24%
CMYK 0, 2.75, 11.38, 71.76
HSL hsl(45.52,25.22%,22.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45.52,40.28%,28.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(27.6624,-0.8675,14.5308)
XYZ xyz(4.9988,5.3327,3.0514)
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