Anise Grey Yellow is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #4f5367 |
| Complementary Color | #989baf |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Anise Grey Yellow Color. The Sponge color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Stonegate (#99917e) for more calm effect. Try Fresh Olive as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#989baf is the best complementary color to Anise Grey Yellow. 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 #b0ac98 complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Taupe Gray are #afa098 and #a7af98. Thus found on the left and right of #b0ac98 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Bud colors as they work well with Anise Grey Yellow.
The split-complementary Anise Grey Yellow palette consists of #a098af and #98a7af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#989baf). Try Amethyst Smoke and Hit Gray colors in combination with #b0ac98, 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 #b0ac98 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 Anise Grey Yellow. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Cascade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Anise Grey Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Pewter, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0ac98 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Anise Grey Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#989baf) and two others. The Cascade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98afab and #af989b.
In a RGB color space, hex #b0ac98 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Anise Grey Yellow has a hue angle of 50°, a saturation of 13.19% and a lightness of 64.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0ac98 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #b0ac98 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(176,172,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 9.41, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(50,13.19%,64.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50,13.64%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.1774,-2.0665,10.7995) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3245,41.0022,35.6001) |