Fern Frond Color

#657220

Fern Frond is soft, 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 #9a8ddf
Complementary Color #2c2071
Color Shade: mid yellow (69.51° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 28.63% (better contrasting with white)
Fern Frond Color Sample
Fern Frond Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #657220

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Fern Frond Color. The Pacifika 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 Trendy Green (#7e8424) for more energetic effect. Try Kyuri Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2c2071 is the best complementary color to Fern Frond. 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 #657220 complementary color is Meteorite, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fern Frond are #715620 and #3b7120. Thus found on the left and right of #657220 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Himalaya and Forest Green colors as they work well with Fern Frond.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fern Frond palette consists of #552071 and #203b71 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c2071). Try Honey Flower and Biscay colors in combination with #657220, 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 #657220 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 Fern Frond. Thus Tawny Port and Elm giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fern Frond contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Meteorite, Green Pea, and Tawny Port split by 90° on the color wheel. #657220 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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. Fern Frond tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#2c2071) and two others. The Elm is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Metallic Copper – 120° from the complementary Meteorite. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #206571 and #712d20.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #657220 is made of 41% red, 46% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Fern Frond has a hue angle of 69.51°, a saturation of 56.16% and a lightness of 28.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #657220 is made of 5.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.16% yellow and 55.29% black ink.

HEX #657220
RGB Decimal rgb(101,114,32)
RGB Percentage 41%, 46%, 13%
CMYK 5.1, 0, 32.16, 55.29
HSL hsl(69.51,56.16%,28.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(69.51,71.93%,44.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.5046,-16.7728,41.6742)
XYZ xyz(11.6449,14.9056,3.6298)
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