Winter Hazel Color

#d5d195

Winter Hazel 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 #2a2e6a
Complementary Color #9599d5
Color Shade: warm yellow (56.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.98% (better contrasting with black)
Winter Hazel Color Sample
Winter Hazel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d5d195

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Winter Hazel Color. The Yuma color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Gentle Dill (#c3cc6e) for more energetic effect. Try Suna White as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9599d5 is the best complementary color to Winter Hazel. 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 #d5d195 complementary color is Cold Purple, 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 Winter Hazel are #d5b195 and #b9d595. Thus found on the left and right of #d5d195 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cameo and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Winter Hazel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Winter Hazel palette consists of #b195d5 and #95b9d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9599d5). Try Cold Purple and Polo Blue colors in combination with #d5d195, 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 #d5d195 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 Winter Hazel. Thus Light Wisteria and Sinbad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Winter Hazel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Purple, Vista Blue, and Can Can split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5d195 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. Winter Hazel tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9599d5) and two others. The Sinbad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Cold Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #95d5d1 and #d59599.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d5d195 is made of 37% red, 37% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Winter Hazel has a hue angle of 56.25°, a saturation of 43.24% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5d195 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 16.47% black ink.

HEX #d5d195
RGB Decimal rgb(213,209,149)
RGB Percentage 37%, 37%, 26%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 25.1, 16.47
HSL hsl(56.25,43.24%,70.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(56.25,30.05%,83.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.8693,-7.8295,30.3342)
XYZ xyz(55.6659,61.917,37.451)
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