Pollen Grains is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #0f3a77 |
| Complementary Color | #88b2f0 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pollen Grains Color. The Charming Peach color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sweet Curry (#e8a773) for more calm effect. Try Bone White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#88b2f0 is the best complementary color to Pollen Grains. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f0c588 complementary color is Jordy Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tacao are #f09188 and #e6f088. Thus found on the left and right of #f0c588 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Khaki colors as they work well with Pollen Grains.
The split-complementary Pollen Grains palette consists of #9088f0 and #88e6f0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#88b2f0). Try Portage and Spray colors in combination with #f0c588, 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 #f0c588 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pollen Grains. Thus Biloba Flower and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pollen Grains contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Sulu, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #f0c588 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pollen Grains tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#88b2f0) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mauvelous – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88f0c5 and #f088b3.
In a RGB color space, hex #f0c588 is made of 42% red, 34% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Pollen Grains has a hue angle of 35.19°, a saturation of 77.61% and a lightness of 73.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f0c588 is made of 0% cyan, 16.87% magenta, 40.79% yellow and 5.88% black ink.
| HEX | #f0c588 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(240,197,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 34%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.87, 40.79, 5.88 |
| HSL | hsl(35.19,77.61%,73.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.19,43.33%,94.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.9659,7.4724,36.2979) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.3454,60.2353,31.7386) |