Fynbos Leaf is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #514e53 |
| Complementary Color | #afacb1 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Fynbos Leaf Color. The Coronado Moss color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Salvia (#a8b59e) for more energetic effect. Try Gentle Calm as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#afacb1 is the best complementary color to Fynbos Leaf. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aeb1ac complementary color is Spun Pearl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bud are #b0b1ac and #acb1ac. Thus found on the left and right of #aeb1ac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Delta and Edward colors as they work well with Fynbos Leaf.
The split-complementary Fynbos Leaf palette consists of #b1acb0 and #acacb1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afacb1). Try Shady Lady and Bombay colors in combination with #aeb1ac, 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 #aeb1ac 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 Fynbos Leaf. Thus Silver Chalice and Bombay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fynbos Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spun Pearl, Gray Chateau, and Silver Chalice split by 90° on the color wheel. #aeb1ac square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet 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. Fynbos Leaf tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#afacb1) and two others. The Bombay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cloudy – 120° from the complementary Spun Pearl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #acaeb1 and #b1afac.
In a RGB color space, hex #aeb1ac is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Fynbos Leaf has a hue angle of 96°, a saturation of 3.11% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aeb1ac is made of 1.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 30.59% black ink.
| HEX | #aeb1ac |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,177,172) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 1.17, 0, 1.96, 30.59 |
| HSL | hsl(96,3.11%,68.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(96,2.82%,69.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.8401,-1.9882,2.1761) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6241,43.4215,45.2698) |