Chicon 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 | #26114b |
| Complementary Color | #c9b4ed |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (81.72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.96% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Chicon Color. The Yellowish White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Light Green Glint (#e5f4d5) for more calm effect. Try Futon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c9b4ed is the best complementary color to Chicon. 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 #d9eeb4 complementary color is Biloba Flower, 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 Caper are #ede5b4 and #bcedb4. Thus found on the left and right of #d9eeb4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chamois and Madang colors as they work well with Chicon.
The split-complementary Chicon palette consists of #e5b4ed and #b4bced colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9b4ed). Try French Lilac and Spindle colors in combination with #d9eeb4, 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 #d9eeb4 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 Chicon. Thus Kobi and Spindle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chicon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Biloba Flower, Cruise, and Beauty Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9eeb4 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. Chicon tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#c9b4ed) and two others. The Spindle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Desert Sand – 120° from the complementary Biloba Flower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4d9ed and #edc9b4.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9eeb4 is made of 34% red, 37% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Chicon has a hue angle of 81.72°, a saturation of 63.04% and a lightness of 81.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9eeb4 is made of 8.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.74% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #d9eeb4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,238,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 37%, 28% |
| CMYK | 8.23, 0, 22.74, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(81.72,63.04%,81.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(81.72,24.37%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.3229,-16.6648,25.8429) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.428,79.1961,54.9126) |