Flax Fiber is calm, 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 | #1f2971 |
| Complementary Color | #8e98df |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (52.68° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.76% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Flax Fiber Color. The Willow Herb color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lemon Balm (#e5d9b6) for more calm effect. Try Trumpet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8e98df is the best complementary color to Flax Fiber. 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 #e0d68e complementary color is Chetwode Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zombie are #dfad8e and #c1df8e. Thus found on the left and right of #e0d68e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tumbleweed and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Flax Fiber.
The split-complementary Flax Fiber palette consists of #ad8edf and #8ec1df colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e98df). Try Lavender and Morning Glory colors in combination with #e0d68e, 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 #e0d68e 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 Flax Fiber. Thus Lavender and Morning Glory giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flax Fiber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chetwode Blue, Algae Green, and Shocking split by 90° on the color wheel. #e0d68e square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool 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. Flax Fiber tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#8e98df) and two others. The Morning Glory is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Petite Orchid – 120° from the complementary Chetwode Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8edfd5 and #df8e97.
In a RGB color space, hex #e0d68e is made of 39% red, 37% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Flax Fiber has a hue angle of 52.68°, a saturation of 56.94% and a lightness of 71.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e0d68e is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 32.15% yellow and 12.16% black ink.
| HEX | #e0d68e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(224,214,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 37%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 32.15, 12.16 |
| HSL | hsl(52.68,56.94%,71.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(52.68,36.61%,87.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.942,-6.9659,36.8192) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.6695,65.8934,35.165) |