Pretty Maiden is calm, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #7b6ba8 |
| Complementary Color | #665794 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (75.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pretty Maiden Color. The Green Smoke color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Grape Vine (#797f5a) for more calm effect. Try Leaf Tea as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#665794 is the best complementary color to Pretty Maiden. Mid blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #849457 complementary color is Butterfly Bush, 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 Asparagus are #948557 and #659457. Thus found on the left and right of #849457 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Barley Corn and Asparagus colors as they work well with Pretty Maiden.
The split-complementary Pretty Maiden palette consists of #855794 and #576594 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#665794). Try Trendy Pink and Waikawa Gray colors in combination with #849457, 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 #849457 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 Pretty Maiden. Thus Strikemaster and Smalt Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pretty Maiden contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Butterfly Bush, Patina, and Au Chico split by 90° on the color wheel. #849457 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, mid 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. Pretty Maiden tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#665794) and two others. The Smalt Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Leather – 120° from the complementary Butterfly Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #578494 and #946757.
In a RGB color space, hex #849457 is made of 36% red, 40% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Pretty Maiden has a hue angle of 75.74°, a saturation of 25.96% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #849457 is made of 6.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 41.96% black ink.
| HEX | #849457 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(132,148,87) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 40%, 24% |
| CMYK | 6.28, 0, 23.92, 41.96 |
| HSL | hsl(75.74,25.96%,46.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(75.74,41.22%,58.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.7641,-16.0756,30.3349) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8259,26.7735,13.0343) |