French Tarragon Color

#667255

French Tarragon 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 #998daa
Complementary Color #605572
Color Shade: cool yellow (84.83° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.02% (better contrasting with white)
French Tarragon Color Sample
French Tarragon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #667255

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to French Tarragon Color. The Shebang color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Leafy Lichen (#7d8574) for more calm effect. Try Dollar as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#605572 is the best complementary color to French Tarragon. 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 #667255 complementary color is Smoky, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #726f55 and #577255. Thus found on the left and right of #667255 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Peat and Cactus colors as they work well with French Tarragon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary French Tarragon palette consists of #6f5572 and #555772 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#605572). Try Salt Box and Comet colors in combination with #667255, 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 #667255 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 French Tarragon. Thus Falcon and Shuttle Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of French Tarragon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smoky, Cutty Sark, and Russett split by 90° on the color wheel. #667255 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red 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. French Tarragon tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#605572) 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 #556672 and #726155.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #667255 is made of 34% red, 38% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode French Tarragon has a hue angle of 84.83°, a saturation of 14.57% and a lightness of 39.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #667255 is made of 4.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.38% yellow and 55.29% black ink.

HEX #667255
RGB Decimal rgb(102,114,85)
RGB Percentage 34%, 38%, 28%
CMYK 4.71, 0, 11.38, 55.29
HSL hsl(84.83,14.57%,39.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(84.83,25.44%,44.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.332,-10.1587,14.6133)
XYZ xyz(13.1365,15.5153,10.8967)
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