Fennel is calm, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #703164 |
| Complementary Color | #ce8fc1 |
| Color Shade: | mid green (131.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Fennel Color. The Young Fern color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Absinthe Green (#76b583) for more calm effect. Try Snow Pea as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ce8fc1 is the best complementary color to Fennel. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8fce9b complementary color is Viola, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of De York are #a2ce8f and #8fceba. Thus found on the left and right of #8fce9b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pine Glade and Monte Carlo colors as they work well with Fennel.
The split-complementary Fennel palette consists of #ce8fa2 and #ba8fce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ce8fc1). Try Puce and East Side colors in combination with #8fce9b, 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 #8fce9b offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fennel. Thus Eunry and East Side giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fennel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viola, Polo Blue, and Sorrell Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #8fce9b square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fennel tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#ce8fc1) and two others. The East Side is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pine Glade – 120° from the complementary Viola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9a8fce and #c2ce8f.
In a RGB color space, hex #8fce9b is made of 28% red, 41% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Fennel has a hue angle of 131.43°, a saturation of 39.13% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8fce9b is made of 24.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #8fce9b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,206,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 41%, 31% |
| CMYK | 24.7, 0, 20, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(131.43,39.13%,68.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(131.43,30.58%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.4889,-30.4252,19.1003) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3154,52.3488,39.0425) |