Wild Apple Color

#fef9d7

Wild Apple 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 #010628
Complementary Color #d7dcfe
Color Shade: warm yellow (52.31° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 91.96% (better contrasting with black)
Wild Apple Color Sample
Wild Apple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fef9d7

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Wild Apple Color. The Cream and Butter 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 Sour Lemon (#ffeea5) for more energetic effect. Try Parchment as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d7dcfe is the best complementary color to Wild Apple. 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 #fef9d7 complementary color is Fog, 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 Half Dutch White are #fee5d7 and #effed7. Thus found on the left and right of #fef9d7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Karry and Carla colors as they work well with Wild Apple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wild Apple palette consists of #e5d7fe and #d7effe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7dcfe). Try Fog and Pattens Blue colors in combination with #fef9d7, 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 #fef9d7 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 Wild Apple. Thus Blue Chalk and Frosted Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wild Apple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fog, Snowy Mint, and Pink Lace split by 90° on the color wheel. #fef9d7 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. Wild Apple tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#d7dcfe) and two others. The Frosted Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmos – 120° from the complementary Fog. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7fef9 and #fed7dc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fef9d7 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Wild Apple has a hue angle of 52.31°, a saturation of 95.12% and a lightness of 91.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fef9d7 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 15.3% yellow and 0.39% black ink.

HEX #fef9d7
RGB Decimal rgb(254,249,215)
RGB Percentage 35%, 35%, 30%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 15.3, 0.39
HSL hsl(52.31,95.12%,91.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(52.31,15.35%,99.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(97.5225,-3.8227,16.9311)
XYZ xyz(87.0145,93.7285,77.7952)
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