Fennel Stem 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 | #4e495c |
| Complementary Color | #a8a3b6 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (75.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Fennel Stem Color. The Antimony color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Great Graphite (#a5a6a1) for more calm effect. Try Laurel Leaf as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a8a3b6 is the best complementary color to Fennel Stem. 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 #b1b6a3 complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Eagle are #b6b1a3 and #a7b6a3. Thus found on the left and right of #b1b6a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nomad and Norway colors as they work well with Fennel Stem.
The split-complementary Fennel Stem palette consists of #b1a3b6 and #a3a7b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8a3b6). Try Amethyst Smoke and Santas Gray colors in combination with #b1b6a3, 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 #b1b6a3 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 Fennel Stem. Thus Shady Lady and Hit Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fennel Stem contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Edward, and Martini split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1b6a3 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, green cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fennel Stem tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#a8a3b6) and two others. The Hit Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Martini – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3b1b6 and #b6a8a3.
In a RGB color space, hex #b1b6a3 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Fennel Stem has a hue angle of 75.79°, a saturation of 11.52% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1b6a3 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b1b6a3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,182,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0, 7.45, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(75.79,11.52%,67.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(75.79,10.44%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.1855,-5.1901,9.067) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4703,45.4474,41.2368) |