Wasabi Peanut 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 | #4b3863 |
| Complementary Color | #ae9bc7 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (86.51° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Wasabi Peanut Color. The Willow Tree Mouse 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 Spring Hill (#c4cbb2) for more calm effect. Try Watercolour Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ae9bc7 is the best complementary color to Wasabi Peanut. 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 #b4c79c complementary color is Logan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rainee are #c7c49b and #9ec79b. Thus found on the left and right of #b4c79c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chino and Spring Rain colors as they work well with Wasabi Peanut.
The split-complementary Wasabi Peanut palette consists of #c49bc7 and #9b9ec7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ae9bc7). Try London Hue and Blue Bell colors in combination with #b4c79c, 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 #b4c79c 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 Wasabi Peanut. Thus Lily and Rock Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wasabi Peanut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Logan, Shadow Green, and Oriental Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4c79c square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm 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. Wasabi Peanut tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#ae9bc7) and two others. The Rock Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rodeo Dust – 120° from the complementary Logan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9bb3c7 and #c7af9b.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4c79c is made of 34% red, 37% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Wasabi Peanut has a hue angle of 86.51°, a saturation of 27.74% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4c79c is made of 7.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.86% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #b4c79c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,199,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 37%, 29% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 0, 16.86, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(86.51,27.74%,69.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(86.51,21.61%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.8457,-14.0991,19.4181) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2466,52.9504,39.2882) |