Café de Paris is calm, 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 | #76b |
| Complementary Color | #544499 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Café de Paris Color. The Woodbine color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Azeitona (#a5b546) for more energetic effect. Try Thai Basil as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#544499 is the best complementary color to Café de Paris. 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 #894 complementary color is Victoria, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #997f44 and #5d9944. Thus found on the left and right of #894 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sycamore and Apple colors as they work well with Café de Paris.
The split-complementary Café de Paris palette consists of #7f4499 and #445d99 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#544499). Try Affair and San Marino colors in combination with #894, 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 #894 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 Café de Paris. Thus Cannon Pink and Wedgewood giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Café de Paris contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Victoria, Ocean Green, and Vin Rouge split by 90° on the color wheel. #894 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid 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. Café de Paris tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#544499) and two others. The Wedgewood is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary Victoria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #448799 and #954.
In a RGB color space, hex #889944 is made of 38% red, 43% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Café de Paris has a hue angle of 72°, a saturation of 38.46% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #889944 is made of 6.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #889944 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,153,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 43%, 19% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 0, 33.33, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(72,38.46%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(72,55.56%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.2789,-19.0823,41.9874) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.588,28.4341,9.7667) |