Freshman 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 | #190d3b |
| Complementary Color | #d0c4f2 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (75.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.88% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Freshman Color. The Fresh Frappe color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Apple Bob (#d5e69d) for more calm effect. Try Crystal Apple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d0c4f2 is the best complementary color to Freshman. 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 #e6f2c4 complementary color is Moon Raker, 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 Tusk are #f2e7c4 and #cff2c4. Thus found on the left and right of #e6f2c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mint Julep and Tea Green colors as they work well with Freshman.
The split-complementary Freshman palette consists of #e7c4f2 and #c4cff2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0c4f2). Try French Lilac and Moon Raker colors in combination with #e6f2c4, 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 #e6f2c4 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 Freshman. Thus Cherub and Mint Tulip giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Freshman contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moon Raker, Mint Tulip, and Beauty Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6f2c4 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. Freshman tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#d0c4f2) and two others. The Mint Tulip is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Beauty Bush – 120° from the complementary Moon Raker. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4e6f2 and #f2d0c4.
In a RGB color space, hex #e6f2c4 is made of 34% red, 36% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Freshman has a hue angle of 75.65°, a saturation of 63.89% and a lightness of 85.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6f2c4 is made of 4.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 5.1% black ink.
| HEX | #e6f2c4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(230,242,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 36%, 29% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 0, 18.04, 5.1 |
| HSL | hsl(75.65,63.89%,85.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(75.65,19.01%,94.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.5862,-11.6569,20.903) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.3491,84.3128,64.5799) |