Prickly Pear 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 | #5766bd |
| Complementary Color | #4150a8 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (51.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Prickly Pear Color. The Arrow Rock color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Parachute (#beb755) for more energetic effect. Try Galia Melon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4150a8 is the best complementary color to Prickly Pear. 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 #a89942 complementary color is San Marino, 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 Sycamore are #a86541 and #83a841. Thus found on the left and right of #a89942 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Palliser and Sushi colors as they work well with Prickly Pear.
The split-complementary Prickly Pear palette consists of #6641a8 and #4183a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4150a8). Try Royal Purple and Steel Blue colors in combination with #a89942, 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 #a89942 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 Prickly Pear. Thus Vivid Violet and Keppel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Prickly Pear contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Chateau Green, and Rouge split by 90° on the color wheel. #a89942 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. Prickly Pear tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4150a8) and two others. The Keppel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hippie Pink – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41a899 and #a84151.
In a RGB color space, hex #a89942 is made of 43% red, 40% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Prickly Pear has a hue angle of 51.18°, a saturation of 43.59% and a lightness of 45.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a89942 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 40% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a89942 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,153,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 40%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 40, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(51.18,43.59%,45.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(51.18,60.71%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.928,-5.4554,46.6634) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5231,31.5006,9.7312) |