Leek Powder 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 | #484e85 |
| Complementary Color | #7980b7 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (54.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Leek Powder Color. The Green Lentils color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Spanish Gold (#b09a4f) for more energetic effect. Try Keemun as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7980b7 is the best complementary color to Leek Powder. 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 #b7b17a complementary color is Wild Blue Yonder, 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 Mongoose are #b79279 and #9eb779. Thus found on the left and right of #b7b17a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mongoose and Olivine colors as they work well with Leek Powder.
The split-complementary Leek Powder palette consists of #9279b7 and #799eb7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7980b7). Try Purple Mountain's Majesty and Ship Cove colors in combination with #b7b17a, 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 #b7b17a 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 Leek Powder. Thus Wisteria and Neptune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Leek Powder contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, Silver Tree, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7b17a 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. Leek Powder tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7980b7) and two others. The Neptune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Wild Blue Yonder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #79b7b1 and #b7797f.
In a RGB color space, hex #b7b17a is made of 38% red, 37% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Leek Powder has a hue angle of 54.1°, a saturation of 29.76% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7b17a is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #b7b17a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,177,122) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 37%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 23.92, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(54.1,29.76%,59.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(54.1,33.33%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.4984,-6.3555,28.9603) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7634,42.9167,24.6531) |