Cute Pixie is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #7272bf |
| Complementary Color | #40408d |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cute Pixie Color. The Spinach Banana Smoothie color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Olive Drab (#6f7632) for more energetic effect. Try Sour Apple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#40408d is the best complementary color to Cute Pixie. 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 #8d8d40 complementary color is Victoria, 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 Sycamore are #8d6640 and #668d40. Thus found on the left and right of #8d8d40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Mix and Fern Green colors as they work well with Cute Pixie.
The split-complementary Cute Pixie palette consists of #66408d and #40668d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#40408d). Try Affair and Kashmir Blue colors in combination with #8d8d40, 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 #8d8d40 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 Cute Pixie. Thus Plum and Ming giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cute Pixie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Victoria, Viridian, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d8d40 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. Cute Pixie tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#40408d) and two others. The Ming is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tosca – 120° from the complementary Victoria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #408d8d and #8d4040.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d8d40 is made of 41% red, 41% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Cute Pixie has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 37.56% and a lightness of 40.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d8d40 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.19% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #8d8d40 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,141,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 41%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 30.19, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(60,37.56%,40.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,54.61%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.1559,-10.9837,40.4458) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4348,25.0826,8.5622) |