Rapeseed Oil 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 | #596bda |
| Complementary Color | #2536a5 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (51.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Rapeseed Oil Color. The Arrowwood color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lemon Curry (#cda323) for more energetic effect. Try Lively Lime as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2536a5 is the best complementary color to Rapeseed Oil. 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 #a69425 complementary color is Governor 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 Lemon Ginger are #a55325 and #77a525. Thus found on the left and right of #a69425 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paarl and Olive Drab colors as they work well with Rapeseed Oil.
The split-complementary Rapeseed Oil palette consists of #5325a5 and #2577a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2536a5). Try Daisy Bush and Jelly Bean colors in combination with #a69425, 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 #a69425 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 Rapeseed Oil. Thus Seance and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rapeseed Oil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Governor Bay, Eucalyptus, and Hibiscus split by 90° on the color wheel. #a69425 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. Rapeseed Oil tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#2536a5) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mexican Red – 120° from the complementary Governor Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #25a594 and #a52536.
In a RGB color space, hex #a69425 is made of 47% red, 42% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Rapeseed Oil has a hue angle of 51.63°, a saturation of 63.55% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a69425 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 50.59% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a69425 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,148,37) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 42%, 11% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 50.59, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(51.63,63.55%,39.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(51.63,77.71%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.1508,-5.2904,56.8084) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6497,29.4204,6.0244) |