Liquorice Root is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #ddf |
| Complementary Color | #002 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 6.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Liquorice Root Color. The Dark Olive 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 Storm (#444400) for more calm effect. Try Verdun Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#002 is the best complementary color to Liquorice Root. 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 #220 complementary color is Blue Bell, 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 White are #210 and #120. Thus found on the left and right of #220 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Liquorice Root.
The split-complementary Liquorice Root palette consists of #100022 and #001022 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#002). Try Black Russian and Midnight colors in combination with #220, 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 #220 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 Liquorice Root. Thus Toledo and Swamp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Liquorice Root contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bell, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #220 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. Liquorice Root tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#002) and two others. The Swamp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary Blue Bell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #002122 and #200.
In a RGB color space, hex #222200 is made of 50% red, 50% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Liquorice Root has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 6.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #222200 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 86.67% black ink.
| HEX | #222200 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(34,34,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 50%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 13.33, 86.67 |
| HSL | hsl(60,100%,6.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,100%,13.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(12.5069,-5.4313,18.3946) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.2317,1.4841,0.2215) |