Frosted Fern is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #585869 |
| Complementary Color | #9696a7 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Frosted Fern Color. The Metal Chi color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Tame Thyme (#c5c5ac) for more energetic effect. Try Pine Trail as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9696a7 is the best complementary color to Frosted Fern. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a7a796 complementary color is Manatee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray Olive are #a79e96 and #9ea796. Thus found on the left and right of #a7a796 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zorba and Bud colors as they work well with Frosted Fern.
The split-complementary Frosted Fern palette consists of #9e96a7 and #969ea7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9696a7). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gray Chateau colors in combination with #a7a796, 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 #a7a796 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Frosted Fern. Thus Shady Lady and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Frosted Fern contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Pewter, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7a796 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool 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. Frosted Fern tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9696a7) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #96a7a7 and #a79696.
In a RGB color space, hex #a7a796 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Frosted Fern has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 8.81% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7a796 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #a7a796 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,167,150) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 6.67, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(60,8.81%,62.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,10.18%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.0611,-3.0644,8.7943) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2601,38.0549,34.3411) |