Hellebore is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #9b96bb |
| Complementary Color | #494469 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (68.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 33.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Hellebore Color. The Old Four Leaf Clover color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Healing Plant (#6c7d42) for more energetic effect. Try Freshwater Marsh as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#494469 is the best complementary color to Hellebore. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #646944 complementary color is Mulled Wine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Finch are #695b44 and #516944. Thus found on the left and right of #646944 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tobacco Brown and Axolotl colors as they work well with Hellebore.
The split-complementary Hellebore palette consists of #5b4469 and #445169 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#494469). Try Mulled Wine and Fiord colors in combination with #646944, 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 #646944 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hellebore. Thus Eggplant and Blue Bayoux giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hellebore contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulled Wine, Mineral Green, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #646944 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hellebore tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#494469) and two others. The Blue Bayoux is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kabul – 120° from the complementary Mulled Wine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #446369 and #694944.
In a RGB color space, hex #646944 is made of 37% red, 38% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Hellebore has a hue angle of 68.11°, a saturation of 21.39% and a lightness of 33.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #646944 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 58.82% black ink.
| HEX | #646944 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(100,105,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 38%, 25% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0, 14.51, 58.82 |
| HSL | hsl(68.11,21.39%,33.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(68.11,35.24%,41.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.1075,-8.5507,20.2023) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3505,13.2298,7.4242) |