Alfalfa Color

#b7b59f

Alfalfa 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 #484a60
Complementary Color #9fa1b7
Color Shade: warm yellow (55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.06% (better contrasting with white)
Alfalfa Color Sample
Alfalfa Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b7b59f

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Alfalfa Color. The Ruskin Room Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dawn (#9f9d91) for more calm effect. Try Silver Sateen as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9fa1b7 is the best complementary color to Alfalfa. 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 #b7b59f complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nomad are #b7a99f and #adb79f. Thus found on the left and right of #b7b59f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nomad and Schist colors as they work well with Alfalfa.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Alfalfa palette consists of #a99fb7 and #9fadb7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fa1b7). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #b7b59f, 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 #b7b59f 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 Alfalfa. Thus London Hue and Tower Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Alfalfa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Summer Green, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7b59f square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Alfalfa tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9fa1b7) and two others. The Tower Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9fb7b5 and #b79fa1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b7b59f is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Alfalfa has a hue angle of 55°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 67.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7b59f is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 28.24% black ink.

HEX #b7b59f
RGB Decimal rgb(183,181,159)
RGB Percentage 35%, 35%, 30%
CMYK 0, 0.78, 9.41, 28.24
HSL hsl(55,14.29%,67.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(55,13.11%,71.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.2971,-3.1277,11.4695)
XYZ xyz(42.3103,45.6182,39.3761)
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