Rickrack is calm, 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 | #59599f |
| Complementary Color | #6060a5 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Rickrack Color. The Crocodile Smile color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Enough Is Enough (#898c4a) for more energetic effect. Try Green Olive as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6060a5 is the best complementary color to Rickrack. 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 #a6a660 complementary color is Scampi, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Green Smoke are #a58360 and #83a560. Thus found on the left and right of #a6a660 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Barley Corn and Asparagus colors as they work well with Rickrack.
The split-complementary Rickrack palette consists of #8260a5 and #6082a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6060a5). Try Deluge and Horizon colors in combination with #a6a660, 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 #a6a660 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 Rickrack. Thus Strikemaster and Breaker Bay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rickrack contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scampi, Aqua Forest, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6a660 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, green cyan, 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. Rickrack tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6060a5) and two others. The Breaker Bay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Coral Tree – 120° from the complementary Scampi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #60a5a5 and #a56060.
In a RGB color space, hex #a6a660 is made of 39% red, 39% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Rickrack has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 28.23% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6a660 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a6a660 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,166,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 39%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 27.45, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(60,28.23%,51.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,42.17%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.6907,-10.5084,36.1592) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4734,36.224,16.3994) |