Banksia is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #594d65 |
| Complementary Color | #a599b2 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (90° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Banksia Color. The Fitzgerald Smoke color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Comfort Grey (#bec3bb) for more calm effect. Try Blue Fox as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a599b2 is the best complementary color to Banksia. 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 #a6b29a 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 Schist are #b2b299 and #9ab299. Thus found on the left and right of #a6b29a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Taupe Gray and Envy colors as they work well with Banksia.
The split-complementary Banksia palette consists of #b299b2 and #9999b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a599b2). Try Shady Lady and Santas Gray colors in combination with #a6b29a, 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 #a6b29a offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Banksia. Thus Dusty Gray and Gull Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Banksia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Cascade, and Del Rio split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6b29a 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. Banksia tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#a599b2) and two others. The Gull Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bronco – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #99a5b2 and #b2a599.
In a RGB color space, hex #a6b29a is made of 33% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Banksia has a hue angle of 90°, a saturation of 13.48% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6b29a is made of 4.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 30.2% black ink.
| HEX | #a6b29a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,178,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 36%, 31% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 0, 9.41, 30.2 |
| HSL | hsl(90,13.48%,65.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(90,13.48%,69.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.0641,-8.6251,10.8509) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.479,42.2809,36.7575) |