Fern Leaf Color

#99a787

Fern Leaf 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 #665878
Complementary Color #9587a7
Color Shade: cool yellow (86.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.22% (better contrasting with white)
Fern Leaf Color Sample
Fern Leaf Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #99a787

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Fern Leaf Color. The Smoke & Ash color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pea Aubergine Green (#7c9865) for more energetic effect. Try Lavender Leaf Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9587a7 is the best complementary color to Fern Leaf. 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 #99a787 complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, 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 #a7a587 and #89a787. Thus found on the left and right of #99a787 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tallow and Envy colors as they work well with Fern Leaf.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fern Leaf palette consists of #a587a7 and #8789a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9587a7). Try Amethyst Smoke and Manatee colors in combination with #99a787, 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 #99a787 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 Fern Leaf. Thus Bouquet and Regent Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fern Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Cascade, and Pharlap split by 90° on the color wheel. #99a787 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. Fern Leaf tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#9587a7) 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 #8799a7 and #a79587.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #99a787 is made of 34% red, 37% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Fern Leaf has a hue angle of 86.25°, a saturation of 15.38% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99a787 is made of 5.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 34.51% black ink.

HEX #99a787
RGB Decimal rgb(153,167,135)
RGB Percentage 34%, 37%, 30%
CMYK 5.49, 0, 12.55, 34.51
HSL hsl(86.25,15.38%,59.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(86.25,19.16%,65.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.6412,-10.8261,14.9246)
XYZ xyz(31.3288,36.159,28.2499)
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