Yankee Doodle is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #b2a594 |
| Complementary Color | #6b5e4d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Yankee Doodle Color. The Emerald-Crested Manakin color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Boathouse (#577190) for more energetic effect. Try Waikawa Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6b5e4d is the best complementary color to Yankee Doodle. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4d5a6b complementary color is Soya Bean, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of River Bed are #4d696b and #4e4d6b. Thus found on the left and right of #4d5a6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Yankee Doodle.
The split-complementary Yankee Doodle palette consists of #696b4d and #6b4f4d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b5e4d). Try Finch and Ferra colors in combination with #4d5a6b, 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 #4d5a6b offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Yankee Doodle. Thus Axolotl and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Yankee Doodle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soya Bean, Eggplant, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d5a6b square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Yankee Doodle tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#6b5e4d) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Soya Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b4d59 and #4d6b5e.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d5a6b is made of 28% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Yankee Doodle has a hue angle of 214°, a saturation of 16.3% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d5a6b is made of 11.76% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #4d5a6b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,90,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 39% |
| CMYK | 11.76, 6.67, 0, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(214,16.3%,36.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214,28.04%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.7555,-0.7222,-11.3794) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.3706,9.9516,15.3369) |