Mint Julep Color

#f1eec1

Mint Julep is pale, 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 #0e113e
Complementary Color #c1c3f1
Color Shade: warm yellow (56.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.1% (better contrasting with black)
Mint Julep Color Sample
Mint Julep Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f1eec1

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mint Julep Color. The Ivory Keys color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Elderflower (#fbf9e8) for more energetic effect. Try Flickering Firefly as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c1c3f1 is the best complementary color to Mint Julep. 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 #f1eec1 complementary color is Moon Raker, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mint Julep are #f1d6c1 and #dbf1c1. Thus found on the left and right of #f1eec1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Just Right and Tea Green colors as they work well with Mint Julep.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mint Julep palette consists of #d6c1f1 and #c1dbf1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1c3f1). Try Moon Raker and Spindle colors in combination with #f1eec1, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #f1eec1 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 Mint Julep. Thus French Lilac and Mint Tulip giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mint Julep contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moon Raker, Blue Romance, and We Peep split by 90° on the color wheel. #f1eec1 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mint Julep tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c1c3f1) 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 #c1f1ee and #f1c1c3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f1eec1 is made of 36% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Mint Julep has a hue angle of 56.25°, a saturation of 63.16% and a lightness of 85.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f1eec1 is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 5.49% black ink.

HEX #f1eec1
RGB Decimal rgb(241,238,193)
RGB Percentage 36%, 35%, 29%
CMYK 0, 1.18, 18.82, 5.49
HSL hsl(56.25,63.16%,85.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(56.25,19.92%,94.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.3201,-6.1585,22.1997)
XYZ xyz(76.4758,83.7001,62.5771)
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