Chenin is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #213c8e |
| Complementary Color | #718bde |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Chenin Color. The Cat's Eye Marble color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Burnside (#d0a664) for more calm effect. Try Plantain Chips as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#718bde is the best complementary color to Chenin. 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 #dec371 complementary color is Havelock Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Apache are #de8c71 and #c2de71. Thus found on the left and right of #dec371 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copperfield and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Chenin.
The split-complementary Chenin palette consists of #8c71de and #71c2de colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#718bde). Try Medium Purple and Viking colors in combination with #dec371, 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 #dec371 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 Chenin. Thus Lavender and Bermuda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chenin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #dec371 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chenin tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#718bde) and two others. The Bermuda is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #71dec3 and #de718b.
In a RGB color space, hex #dec371 is made of 42% red, 37% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Chenin has a hue angle of 45.14°, a saturation of 62.29% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dec371 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 42.75% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #dec371 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(222,195,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 37%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 42.75, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(45.14,62.29%,65.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.14,49.1%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.4725,-0.9619,44.4516) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.6199,55.7521,23.6106) |