Mayfly 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 | #9a99c0 |
| Complementary Color | #403f66 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (61.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mayfly Color. The Tribal color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Jungle King (#4f4d32) for more calm effect. Try Old Four Leaf Clover as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#403f66 is the best complementary color to Mayfly. 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 #65663f 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 Hemlock are #66533f and #51663f. Thus found on the left and right of #65663f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kabul and Chalet Green colors as they work well with Mayfly.
The split-complementary Mayfly palette consists of #533f66 and #3f5166 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#403f66). Try Mulled Wine and Fiord colors in combination with #65663f, 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 #65663f 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 Mayfly. Thus Eggplant and William giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mayfly contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulled Wine, Mineral Green, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #65663f 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. Mayfly tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#403f66) and two others. The William is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Congo Brown – 120° from the complementary Mulled Wine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3f6566 and #66403f.
In a RGB color space, hex #65663f is made of 38% red, 38% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Mayfly has a hue angle of 61.54°, a saturation of 23.64% and a lightness of 32.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #65663f is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #65663f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,102,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 38%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 15.29, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(61.54,23.64%,32.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(61.54,38.24%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.1978,-7.0767,21.9376) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0154,12.6283,6.5596) |