Big Fish is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, mid red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #665c71 |
| Complementary Color | #988ea3 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (88.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Big Fish Color. The Fynbos Leaf color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Green Eyes (#7d956d) for more energetic effect. Try Turtle Bay as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#988ea3 is the best complementary color to Big Fish. 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 #99a38e complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lemon Grass are #a3a28e and #8ea38e. Thus found on the left and right of #99a38e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Olive and Envy colors as they work well with Big Fish.
The split-complementary Big Fish palette consists of #a28ea3 and #8e8ea3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#988ea3). Try Mamba and Manatee colors in combination with #99a38e, 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 #99a38e 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 Big Fish. Thus Dusty Gray and Regent Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Big Fish contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Granny Smith, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #99a38e square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Big Fish tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#988ea3) and two others. The Regent Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zorba – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e99a3 and #a3988e.
In a RGB color space, hex #99a38e is made of 33% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Big Fish has a hue angle of 88.57°, a saturation of 10.24% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99a38e is made of 3.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #99a38e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,163,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 36%, 31% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 0, 8.23, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(88.57,10.24%,59.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(88.57,12.88%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.6861,-7.4907,9.7041) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1165,34.9197,30.6913) |