Flavescent 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 | #081671 |
| Complementary Color | #8d9bf7 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.27% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Flavescent Color. The Frozen 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 Candle in the Wind (#f9ebbf) for more calm effect. Try Gentle Glow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8d9bf7 is the best complementary color to Flavescent. 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 #f7e98e complementary color is Portage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sweet Corn are #f7b48d and #d0f78d. Thus found on the left and right of #f7e98e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manhattan and Mindaro colors as they work well with Flavescent.
The split-complementary Flavescent palette consists of #b48df7 and #8dd0f7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d9bf7). Try Perfume and Malibu colors in combination with #f7e98e, 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 #f7e98e 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 Flavescent. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flavescent contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portage, Mint Green, and Persian Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f7e98e square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Flavescent tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#8d9bf7) and two others. The Aquamarine 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 #8df7e9 and #f78d9c.
In a RGB color space, hex #f7e98e is made of 40% red, 37% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Flavescent has a hue angle of 52°, a saturation of 86.78% and a lightness of 76.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f7e98e is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 41.17% yellow and 3.14% black ink.
| HEX | #f7e98e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(247,233,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 37%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 41.17, 3.14 |
| HSL | hsl(52,86.78%,76.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(52,42.51%,96.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.6871,-7.5764,45.8275) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.3792,80.005,37.2189) |