Milan Color

#f6f493

Milan 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 #090b6c
Complementary Color #9294f6
Color Shade: warm yellow (58.79° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.06% (better contrasting with black)
Milan Color Sample
Milan Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6f493

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Milan Color. The Cowardly Custard color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Fresh Grown (#f0f7c4) for more calm effect. Try Moon Dance as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9294f6 is the best complementary color to Milan. 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 #f6f493 complementary color is Portage, 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 Texas are #f6c292 and #c6f692. Thus found on the left and right of #f6f493 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manhattan and Sulu colors as they work well with Milan.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Milan palette consists of #c292f6 and #92c6f6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9294f6). Try Perfume and Malibu colors in combination with #f6f493, 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 #f6f493 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 Milan. Thus Heliotrope and Charlotte giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Milan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portage, Magic Mint, and Illusion split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6f493 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. Milan tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9294f6) and two others. The Charlotte is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Geraldine – 120° from the complementary Portage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #92f6f3 and #f69294.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6f493 is made of 39% red, 38% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Milan has a hue angle of 58.79°, a saturation of 84.62% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6f493 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 38.82% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6f493
RGB Decimal rgb(246,244,147)
RGB Percentage 39%, 38%, 23%
CMYK 0, 0.78, 38.82, 3.53
HSL hsl(58.79,84.62%,77.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(58.79,40.24%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(94.4834,-12.9077,46.8977)
XYZ xyz(75.6232,86.4008,40.295)
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