Pollen Storm Color

#b8a02a

Pollen Storm is soft, 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 #475fd5
Complementary Color #2941b8
Color Shade: warm yellow (49.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.31% (better contrasting with white)
Pollen Storm Color Sample
Pollen Storm Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b8a02a

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pollen Storm Color. The Sunny Disposition color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mayan Gold (#b68c37) for more calm effect. Try Yellow Jasper as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2941b8 is the best complementary color to Pollen Storm. 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 #b8a02a complementary color is Cerulean Blue, 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 Marigold are #b85929 and #89b829. Thus found on the left and right of #b8a02a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tuscany and Atlantis colors as they work well with Pollen Storm.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pollen Storm palette consists of #5829b8 and #2989b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2941b8). Try Purple Heart and Eastern Blue colors in combination with #b8a02a, 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 #b8a02a 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 Pollen Storm. Thus Purple Heart and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pollen Storm contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean Blue, Jungle Green, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8a02a 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. Pollen Storm tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#2941b8) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brick Red – 120° from the complementary Cerulean Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #29b8a0 and #b82941.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b8a02a is made of 48% red, 41% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Pollen Storm has a hue angle of 49.86°, a saturation of 62.83% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8a02a is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 55.69% yellow and 27.84% black ink.

HEX #b8a02a
RGB Decimal rgb(184,160,42)
RGB Percentage 48%, 41%, 11%
CMYK 0, 9.41, 55.69, 27.84
HSL hsl(49.86,62.83%,44.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(49.86,77.17%,72.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.1354,-3.4791,60.3043)
XYZ xyz(32.7559,35.4991,7.3161)
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