Fennel Bulb Color

#ddeebb

Fennel Bulb 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 #214
Complementary Color #cbbaee
Color Shade: cool yellow (80° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.33% (better contrasting with black)
Fennel Bulb Color Sample
Fennel Bulb Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ddeebb

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Fennel Bulb Color. The Old Kitchen 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 Diminished Lime (#edf5dd) for more calm effect. Try Lemon Sugar as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cbbaee is the best complementary color to Fennel Bulb. 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 #deb complementary color is Biloba Flower, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #eee5ba and #c3eeba. Thus found on the left and right of #deb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chamois and Tea Green colors as they work well with Fennel Bulb.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fennel Bulb palette consists of #e5baee and #bac3ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbbaee). Try French Lilac and Spindle colors in combination with #deb, 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 #deb 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 Fennel Bulb. Thus Kobi and Spindle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fennel Bulb contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Biloba Flower, Cruise, and Beauty Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #deb square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red 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. Fennel Bulb tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#cbbaee) and two others. The Spindle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Just Right – 120° from the complementary Biloba Flower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #badcee and #eecbba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ddeebb is made of 34% red, 37% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Fennel Bulb has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddeebb is made of 6.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #ddeebb
RGB Decimal rgb(221,238,187)
RGB Percentage 34%, 37%, 29%
CMYK 6.66, 0, 20, 6.67
HSL hsl(80,60%,83.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(80,21.43%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.7338,-14.2102,22.861)
XYZ xyz(69.363,80.1091,58.8205)
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