Fennel Seed is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #667ba9 |
| Complementary Color | #566a99 |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Fennel Seed Color. The French Bistre color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mossy Shade (#7e6c44) for more energetic effect. Try Gothic Olive as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#566a99 is the best complementary color to Fennel Seed. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #998456 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Barley Corn are #996256 and #8c9956. Thus found on the left and right of #998456 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Asparagus colors as they work well with Fennel Seed.
The split-complementary Fennel Seed palette consists of #625699 and #568c99 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#566a99). Try Butterfly Bush and Horizon colors in combination with #998456, 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 #998456 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fennel Seed. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fennel Seed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Fruit Salad, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #998456 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fennel Seed tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#566a99) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Au Chico – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #569984 and #99566a.
In a RGB color space, hex #998456 is made of 41% red, 36% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Fennel Seed has a hue angle of 41.19°, a saturation of 28.03% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #998456 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 26.27% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #998456 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,132,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 36%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 26.27, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(41.19,28.03%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.19,43.79%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.0344,1.3907,27.7505) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0678,23.9467,12.2105) |