Crocus Tint Color

#fdf1c7

Crocus Tint 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 #020e38
Complementary Color #c6d2fd
Color Shade: warm yellow (46.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 88.63% (better contrasting with black)
Crocus Tint Color Sample
Crocus Tint Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fdf1c7

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Crocus Tint Color. The Spaghetti color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Goldilocks (#fff39a) for more energetic effect. Try Day Lily as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c6d2fd is the best complementary color to Crocus Tint. 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 #fdf1c7 complementary color is Periwinkle, 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 Beeswax are #fdd5c6 and #eefdc6. Thus found on the left and right of #fdf1c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tuft Bush and Mimosa colors as they work well with Crocus Tint.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crocus Tint palette consists of #d5c6fd and #c6eefd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6d2fd). Try Fog and French Pass colors in combination with #fdf1c7, 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 #fdf1c7 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 Crocus Tint. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crocus Tint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle, Aero Blue, and Classic Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fdf1c7 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. Crocus Tint tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c6d2fd) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cupid – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6fdf1 and #fdc6d3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fdf1c7 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Crocus Tint has a hue angle of 46.67°, a saturation of 93.1% and a lightness of 88.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fdf1c7 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 21.18% yellow and 0.78% black ink.

HEX #fdf1c7
RGB Decimal rgb(253,241,199)
RGB Percentage 37%, 35%, 29%
CMYK 0, 4.71, 21.18, 0.78
HSL hsl(46.67,93.1%,88.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(46.67,21.34%,99.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(95.1259,-2.4779,21.7673)
XYZ xyz(82.2721,87.9168,66.6663)
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