Foille Color

#b0b99c

Foille is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #4f4663
Complementary Color #a59cb9
Color Shade: cool yellow (78.62° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.86% (better contrasting with white)
Foille Color Sample
Foille Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b0b99c

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Foille Color. The Silent Storm 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 Kangaroo (#c6c8bd) for more calm effect. Try False Cypress as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a59cb9 is the best complementary color to Foille. 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 #b0b99c complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #b9b39c and #a1b99c. Thus found on the left and right of #b0b99c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heathered Gray and Norway colors as they work well with Foille.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Foille palette consists of #b39cb9 and #9ca1b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a59cb9). Try London Hue and Santas Gray colors in combination with #b0b99c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b0b99c offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Foille. Thus Lily and Gull Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Foille contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Summer Green, and Thatch split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0b99c square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Foille tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#a59cb9) and two others. The Gull Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9cb0b9 and #b9a59c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b0b99c is made of 34% red, 36% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Foille has a hue angle of 78.62°, a saturation of 17.16% and a lightness of 66.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0b99c is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 27.45% black ink.

HEX #b0b99c
RGB Decimal rgb(176,185,156)
RGB Percentage 34%, 36%, 30%
CMYK 3.53, 0, 11.37, 27.45
HSL hsl(78.62,17.16%,66.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(78.62,15.68%,72.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.7581,-8.3179,13.6722)
XYZ xyz(41.2542,46.3283,38.2204)
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