Captain Kirk is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #6478f3 |
| Complementary Color | #0b1f9b |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (51.61° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Captain Kirk Color. The Snakebite Leather color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sunlit Kelp Green (#7d7103) for more energetic effect. Try Sandy Taupe as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0b1f9b is the best complementary color to Captain Kirk. 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 #9b870c complementary color is Torea Bay, 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 Buttered Rum are #9b3f0b and #679b0b. Thus found on the left and right of #9b870c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Korma and Christi colors as they work well with Captain Kirk.
The split-complementary Captain Kirk palette consists of #3f0b9b and #0b679b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0b1f9b). Try Blue Gem and Venice Blue colors in combination with #9b870c, 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 #9b870c 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 Captain Kirk. Thus Purple and Gossamer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Captain Kirk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Torea Bay, Salem, and Jazzberry Jam split by 90° on the color wheel. #9b870c 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. Captain Kirk tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#0b1f9b) and two others. The Gossamer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monarch – 120° from the complementary Torea Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0b9b86 and #9b0b1f.
In a RGB color space, hex #9b870c is made of 51% red, 45% green and 4% blue. In a HSL mode Captain Kirk has a hue angle of 51.61°, a saturation of 85.63% and a lightness of 32.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9b870c is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 56.07% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #9b870c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,135,12) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 45%, 4% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.84, 56.07, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(51.61,85.63%,32.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(51.61,92.26%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.4098,-3.9673,59.0864) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2479,24.3231,3.8701) |