Sugar Cane Color

#f9fff6

Sugar Cane is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #060009
Complementary Color #fcf6ff
Color Shade: yellow green (100° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 98.24% (better contrasting with black)
Sugar Cane Color Sample
Sugar Cane Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f9fff6

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Sugar Cane Color. The Nyanza color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Snow Flurry (#e4ffd1) for more calm effect. Try Herbal Vapors as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#fcf6ff is the best complementary color to Sugar Cane. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f9fff6 complementary color is White Pointer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sugar Cane are #fdfff6 and #f6fff7. Thus found on the left and right of #f9fff6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ivory and Hint of Green colors as they work well with Sugar Cane.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sugar Cane palette consists of #fff6fd and #f7f6ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fcf6ff). Try Tutu and Titan White colors in combination with #f9fff6, 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 #f9fff6 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sugar Cane. Thus Lavender blush and Zircon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sugar Cane contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White Pointer, Twilight Blue, and Rose White split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9fff6 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red 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. Sugar Cane tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#fcf6ff) and two others. The Zircon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bridal Heath – 120° from the complementary White Pointer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f6f9ff and #fffcf6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f9fff6 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Sugar Cane has a hue angle of 100°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 98.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9fff6 is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #f9fff6
RGB Decimal rgb(249,255,246)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 2.35, 0, 3.53, 0
HSL hsl(100,100%,98.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(100,3.53%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(99.3442,-3.5414,3.5957)
XYZ xyz(91.4615,98.3136,101.3447)
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