Poetic License is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #1b171e |
| Complementary Color | #e4e1e7 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (94.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 89.61% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Poetic License Color. The Ligado color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Green Lane (#cad6c4) for more energetic effect. Try Hawthorne as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e4e1e7 is the best complementary color to Poetic License. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e4e8e1 complementary color is Mischka, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, yellow green, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray Nurse are #e7e7e1 and #e1e7e1. Thus found on the left and right of #e4e8e1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cararra and Gray Nurse colors as they work well with Poetic License.
The split-complementary Poetic License palette consists of #e7e1e7 and #e1e1e7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e4e1e7). Try Lola and Mischka colors in combination with #e4e8e1, 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 #e4e8e1 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Poetic License. Thus Bon Jour and Athens Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Poetic License contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Porcelain, and Ebb split by 90° on the color wheel. #e4e8e1 square combo is a palette of yellow green, warm cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Poetic License tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#e4e1e7) and two others. The Athens Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Westar – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e1e3e7 and #e7e4e1.
In a RGB color space, hex #e4e8e1 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Poetic License has a hue angle of 94.29°, a saturation of 13.21% and a lightness of 89.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e4e8e1 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #e4e8e1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(228,232,225) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0, 2.74, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(94.29,13.21%,89.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(94.29,3.02%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.5246,-2.5788,2.921) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.4421,79.6434,82.6834) |