Basil Chiffonade is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #7d7db6 |
| Complementary Color | #494982 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Basil Chiffonade Color. The Robinhood color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Coconut Grove (#676d43) for more calm effect. Try Portsmouth Olive as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#494982 is the best complementary color to Basil Chiffonade. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #828249 complementary color is East Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Shadow are #826549 and #658249. Thus found on the left and right of #828249 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow and Dingley colors as they work well with Basil Chiffonade.
The split-complementary Basil Chiffonade palette consists of #654982 and #496582 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#494982). Try Affair and Blue Bayoux colors in combination with #828249, 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 #828249 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Basil Chiffonade. Thus Cannon Pink and Faded Jade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Basil Chiffonade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Bay, Como, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #828249 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool 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. Basil Chiffonade tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#494982) and two others. The Faded Jade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spicy Mix – 120° from the complementary East Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #498282 and #824949.
In a RGB color space, hex #828249 is made of 39% red, 39% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Basil Chiffonade has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 28.08% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #828249 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.35% yellow and 49.02% black ink.
| HEX | #828249 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(130,130,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 39%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 22.35, 49.02 |
| HSL | hsl(60,28.08%,39.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,43.85%,50.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.1591,-8.9029,30.7699) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3912,21.1921,9.4245) |