Lady Fern Color

#8fa174

Lady Fern 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 #705e8b
Complementary Color #8573a1
Color Shade: cool yellow (84° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.31% (better contrasting with white)
Lady Fern Color Sample
Lady Fern Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8fa174

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lady Fern Color. The Aloe Vera Tea color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lichen Green (#9da693) for more calm effect. Try Meadowood as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8573a1 is the best complementary color to Lady Fern. 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 #8fa174 complementary color is Kimberly, 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 Sage are #a19c73 and #78a173. Thus found on the left and right of #8fa174 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gurkha and Amulet colors as they work well with Lady Fern.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lady Fern palette consists of #9c73a1 and #7378a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8573a1). Try Trendy Pink and Kimberly colors in combination with #8fa174, 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 #8fa174 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 Lady Fern. Thus Mountbatten Pink and Gothic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lady Fern contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kimberly, Sea Nymph, and Pharlap split by 90° on the color wheel. #8fa174 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. Lady Fern tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#8573a1) and two others. The Gothic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Donkey Brown – 120° from the complementary Kimberly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #738ea1 and #a18573.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8fa174 is made of 34% red, 38% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Lady Fern has a hue angle of 84°, a saturation of 19.31% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8fa174 is made of 7.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 36.86% black ink.

HEX #8fa174
RGB Decimal rgb(143,161,116)
RGB Percentage 34%, 38%, 28%
CMYK 7.06, 0, 17.65, 36.86
HSL hsl(84,19.31%,54.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(84,27.95%,63.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.8278,-14.4912,21.3903)
XYZ xyz(27.2249,32.5903,21.3787)
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