Hawthorne is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #31283e |
| Complementary Color | #cac1d7 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (84.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Hawthorne Color. The Seedling color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Catskill White (#e0e4dc) for more calm effect. Try Numero Uno as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cac1d7 is the best complementary color to Hawthorne. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ced7c1 complementary color is Blue Haze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pale Leaf are #d7d5c1 and #c3d7c1. Thus found on the left and right of #ced7c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sisal and Pale Leaf colors as they work well with Hawthorne.
The split-complementary Hawthorne palette consists of #d5c1d7 and #c1c3d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cac1d7). Try Chatelle and Blue Haze colors in combination with #ced7c1, 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 #ced7c1 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hawthorne. Thus Maverick and Heather giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hawthorne contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Jet Stream, and Cold Turkey split by 90° on the color wheel. #ced7c1 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hawthorne tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#cac1d7) and two others. The Heather is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sisal – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1ced7 and #d7cac1.
In a RGB color space, hex #ced7c1 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Hawthorne has a hue angle of 84.55°, a saturation of 21.57% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ced7c1 is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.62% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #ced7c1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,215,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 0, 8.62, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(84.55,21.57%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(84.55,10.23%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.7781,-6.9537,9.8058) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.3797,65.5729,59.9793) |