Japanese Fern Color

#b5b94c

Japanese Fern is soft, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #4a46b3
Complementary Color #4f4bb9
Color Shade: mid yellow (62.2° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.18% (better contrasting with white)
Japanese Fern Color Sample
Japanese Fern Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b5b94c

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Japanese Fern Color. The Pickled Cucumber color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Arathi Highlands (#93a344) for more calm effect. Try Biology Experiments as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4f4bb9 is the best complementary color to Japanese Fern. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5b94c complementary color is Blue Violet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Celery are #b9864b and #7eb94b. Thus found on the left and right of #b5b94c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Driftwood and Mantis colors as they work well with Japanese Fern.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Japanese Fern palette consists of #864bb9 and #4b7eb9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f4bb9). Try Studio and Steel Blue colors in combination with #b5b94c, 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 #b5b94c offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Japanese Fern. Thus Fuchsia Pink and Fountain Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Japanese Fern contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Violet, Ocean Green, and Blush split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5b94c square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta 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. Japanese Fern tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#4f4bb9) and two others. The Fountain Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chestnut – 120° from the complementary Blue Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4bb5b9 and #b94f4b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b5b94c is made of 41% red, 42% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Japanese Fern has a hue angle of 62.2°, a saturation of 43.78% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5b94c is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.75% yellow and 27.45% black ink.

HEX #b5b94c
RGB Decimal rgb(181,185,76)
RGB Percentage 41%, 42%, 17%
CMYK 1.57, 0, 42.75, 27.45
HSL hsl(62.2,43.78%,51.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(62.2,58.92%,72.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.9205,-15.8766,53.4735)
XYZ xyz(37.7095,45.0435,13.5442)
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