Sweet Pea 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 | #5c5696 |
| Complementary Color | #6f69a9 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (65.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Pea Color. The Nick's Nook 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 saturated alternative called Vintage Vibe (#888f4f) for more energetic effect. Try Crocodile Smile as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6f69a9 is the best complementary color to Sweet Pea. 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 #a3a969 complementary color is Deluge, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Green Smoke are #a98f69 and #83a969. Thus found on the left and right of #a3a969 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandal and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Sweet Pea.
The split-complementary Sweet Pea palette consists of #8e69a9 and #6982a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f69a9). Try Wisteria and Bermuda Gray colors in combination with #a3a969, 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 #a3a969 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 Sweet Pea. Thus Bouquet and Breaker Bay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sweet Pea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deluge, Silver Tree, and Turkish Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3a969 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sweet Pea tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#6f69a9) and two others. The Breaker Bay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Coral Tree – 120° from the complementary Deluge. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #69a3a9 and #a96f69.
In a RGB color space, hex #a3a969 is made of 37% red, 39% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Pea has a hue angle of 65.63°, a saturation of 27.12% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3a969 is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.09% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a3a969 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,169,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 39%, 24% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 0, 25.09, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(65.63,27.12%,53.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(65.63,37.87%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.4136,-12.2794,32.3233) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.842,37.1824,18.8633) |