Anjou Pear is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #323560 |
| Complementary Color | #9fa2cd |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (56.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.37% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Anjou Pear Color. The Lively Ivy color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pale Lichen (#d8d4bf) for more calm effect. Try Palm Heart Cream as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9fa2cd is the best complementary color to Anjou Pear. 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 #cdca9f complementary color is Blue Bell, 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 Chino are #cdb39f and #b9cd9f. Thus found on the left and right of #cdca9f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rodeo Dust and Sprout colors as they work well with Anjou Pear.
The split-complementary Anjou Pear palette consists of #b29fcd and #9fb9cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fa2cd). Try East Side and Rock Blue colors in combination with #cdca9f, 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 #cdca9f 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 Anjou Pear. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Anjou Pear contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bell, Shadow Green, and Careys Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdca9f 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. Anjou Pear tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9fa2cd) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eunry – 120° from the complementary Blue Bell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9fcdca and #cd9fa2.
In a RGB color space, hex #cdca9f is made of 36% red, 36% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Anjou Pear has a hue angle of 56.09°, a saturation of 31.51% and a lightness of 71.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdca9f is made of 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #cdca9f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(205,202,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 36%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.17, 18.04, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(56.09,31.51%,71.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(56.09,22.44%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.5848,-5.9241,21.8995) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5554,57.7234,41.1727) |