Mermaid Tears is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #261959 |
| Complementary Color | #b3a6e5 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (72.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.65% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mermaid Tears Color. The Wasabi Paste color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Water Sprout (#e5eecc) for more calm effect. Try Passionate Pause as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b3a6e5 is the best complementary color to Mermaid Tears. 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 #d9e6a6 complementary color is Dull Lavender, 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 Caper are #e5d3a6 and #b9e5a6. Thus found on the left and right of #d9e6a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zombie and Celadon colors as they work well with Mermaid Tears.
The split-complementary Mermaid Tears palette consists of #d3a6e5 and #a6b9e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3a6e5). Try Light Wisteria and Spindle colors in combination with #d9e6a6, 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 #d9e6a6 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 Mermaid Tears. Thus Light Orchid and Regent St Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mermaid Tears contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dull Lavender, Padua, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9e6a6 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. Mermaid Tears tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#b3a6e5) and two others. The Regent St Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cashmere – 120° from the complementary Dull Lavender. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6d9e5 and #e5b3a6.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9e6a6 is made of 35% red, 38% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Mermaid Tears has a hue angle of 72.19°, a saturation of 56.14% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9e6a6 is made of 5.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #d9e6a6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,230,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 38%, 27% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 0, 25.1, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(72.19,56.14%,77.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(72.19,27.83%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.969,-14.6758,29.813) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.795,74.0985,47.0165) |