Sea Fern is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #9a92ab |
| Complementary Color | #5b546d |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (79.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Fern Color. The Beetle color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Banksia Leaf (#4b5539) for more energetic effect. Try Armory as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5b546d is the best complementary color to Sea Fern. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #656d54 complementary color is Smoky, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Siam are #6d6854 and #586d54. Thus found on the left and right of #656d54 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Peat and Cactus colors as they work well with Sea Fern.
The split-complementary Sea Fern palette consists of #68546d and #54586d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b546d). Try Salt Box and Comet colors in combination with #656d54, 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 #656d54 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sea Fern. Thus Zambezi and Shuttle Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Fern contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smoky, Cutty Sark, and Zambezi split by 90° on the color wheel. #656d54 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sea Fern tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#5b546d) and two others. The Shuttle Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pine Cone – 120° from the complementary Smoky. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #54646d and #6d5c54.
In a RGB color space, hex #656d54 is made of 34% red, 37% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Fern has a hue angle of 79.2°, a saturation of 12.95% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #656d54 is made of 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 57.25% black ink.
| HEX | #656d54 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,109,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 37%, 29% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 0, 9.81, 57.25 |
| HSL | hsl(79.2,12.95%,37.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(79.2,22.94%,42.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.7224,-7.9019,12.9767) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4357,14.3441,10.5008) |