Chinese Black is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #eef |
| Complementary Color | #001 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 3.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinese Black Color. The Wasabi Nori color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dark Olive (#373e02) for more calm effect. Try Storm as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#001 is the best complementary color to Chinese Black. 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 #110 complementary color is Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #110800 and #081100. Thus found on the left and right of #110 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nero and Deep Fir colors as they work well with Chinese Black.
The split-complementary Chinese Black palette consists of #080011 and #000811 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#001). Try Black Russian and Blue Charcoal colors in combination with #110, 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 #110 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chinese Black. Thus Toledo and Swamp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chinese Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue, Holly, and Diesel split by 90° on the color wheel. #110 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chinese Black tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#001) and two others. The Swamp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #001011 and #100.
In a RGB color space, hex #111100 is made of 50% red, 50% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Chinese Black has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 3.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #111100 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 93.33% black ink.
| HEX | #111100 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(17,17,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 50%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 6.67, 93.33 |
| HSL | hsl(60,100%,3.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,100%,6.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(4.6977,-2.5682,6.9891) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.4316,0.5201,0.0776) |