Broad Bean Color

#94975d

Broad Bean 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 #6b68a2
Complementary Color #5f5c97
Color Shade: mid yellow (63.1° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.84% (better contrasting with white)
Broad Bean Color Sample
Broad Bean Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #94975d

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Broad Bean Color. The Bandicoot color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wild Ginseng (#80805d) for more calm effect. Try Green Scene as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5f5c97 is the best complementary color to Broad Bean. 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 #94975d complementary color is Scampi, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Avocado are #977c5c and #77975c. Thus found on the left and right of #94975d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Leather and Asparagus colors as they work well with Broad Bean.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Broad Bean palette consists of #7c5c97 and #5c7797 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f5c97). Try Trendy Pink and Waikawa Gray colors in combination with #94975d, 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 #94975d 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 Broad Bean. Thus Strikemaster and Breaker Bay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Broad Bean contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scampi, Patina, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #94975d square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta 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. Broad Bean tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#5f5c97) and two others. The Breaker Bay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Au Chico – 120° from the complementary Scampi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c9397 and #975f5c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #94975d is made of 38% red, 39% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Broad Bean has a hue angle of 63.1°, a saturation of 23.77% and a lightness of 47.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #94975d is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.75% yellow and 40.78% black ink.

HEX #94975d
RGB Decimal rgb(148,151,93)
RGB Percentage 38%, 39%, 24%
CMYK 1.18, 0, 22.75, 40.78
HSL hsl(63.1,23.77%,47.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(63.1,38.41%,59.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.9748,-10.3426,30.1968)
XYZ xyz(25.2551,29.2194,14.6648)
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