Witch Hazel is soft, 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 | #040f8c |
| Complementary Color | #727dfb |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (55.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.76% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Witch Hazel Color. The Primrose Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Westfall Yellow (#fcd450) for more energetic effect. Try Stella as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#727dfb is the best complementary color to Witch Hazel. 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 #fbf073 complementary color is Cornflower Blue, 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 Marigold Yellow are #fbac72 and #c2fb72. Thus found on the left and right of #fbf073 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rajah and Mindaro colors as they work well with Witch Hazel.
The split-complementary Witch Hazel palette consists of #ab72fb and #72c2fb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#727dfb). Try Heliotrope and Malibu colors in combination with #fbf073, 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 #fbf073 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 Witch Hazel. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Witch Hazel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Aquamarine, and Hot Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbf073 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. Witch Hazel tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#727dfb) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brink Pink – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #72fbf0 and #fb727d.
In a RGB color space, hex #fbf073 is made of 41% red, 40% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Witch Hazel has a hue angle of 55.15°, a saturation of 94.44% and a lightness of 71.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fbf073 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 1.57% black ink.
| HEX | #fbf073 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(251,240,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 40%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 53.33, 1.57 |
| HSL | hsl(55.15,94.44%,71.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(55.15,54.18%,98.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.4797,-11.8407,60.7566) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.0383,84.0672,28.544) |