Asparagus 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 | #4634a5 |
| Complementary Color | #6c5aca |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (69.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Asparagus Fern Color. The Deco color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Moist Gold (#dbdb70) for more energetic effect. Try Macaw Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6c5aca is the best complementary color to Asparagus 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 #b9cb5a complementary color is Blue Marguerite, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #caa45a and #80ca5a. Thus found on the left and right of #b9cb5a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sundance and Mantis colors as they work well with Asparagus Fern.
The split-complementary Asparagus Fern palette consists of #a45aca and #5a80ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c5aca). Try Amethyst and Danube colors in combination with #b9cb5a, 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 #b9cb5a 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 Asparagus Fern. Thus Fuchsia Pink and Fountain Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Asparagus Fern contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Marguerite, Puerto Rico, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9cb5a square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Asparagus Fern tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#6c5aca) and two others. The Fountain Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chestnut Rose – 120° from the complementary Blue Marguerite. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ab9ca and #ca6b5a.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9cb5a is made of 39% red, 42% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Asparagus Fern has a hue angle of 69.56°, a saturation of 52.07% and a lightness of 57.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9cb5a is made of 7.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.32% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #b9cb5a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,203,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 42%, 19% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 0, 44.32, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(69.56,52.07%,57.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(69.56,55.67%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.3241,-22.1118,53.3251) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.209,53.7643,17.7731) |