Sour Apple Candy is vibrant, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #51d |
| Complementary Color | #6622ed |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (80° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sour Apple Candy Color. The Sour Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Opulent Lime (#88dd11) for more calm effect. Try Liquid Lime as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6622ed is the best complementary color to Sour Apple Candy. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ae2 complementary color is Electric Violet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #edcb22 and #44ed22. Thus found on the left and right of #ae2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Golden Dream and Harlequin colors as they work well with Sour Apple Candy.
The split-complementary Sour Apple Candy palette consists of #cb22ed and #2244ed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6622ed). Try Electric Violet and Royal Blue colors in combination with #ae2, 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 #ae2 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sour Apple Candy. Thus Shocking Pink and Picton Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sour Apple Candy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Electric Violet, Bright Turquoise, and Amaranth split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae2 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sour Apple Candy tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#6622ed) and two others. The Picton Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tango – 120° from the complementary Electric Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #22a9ed and #ed6622.
In a RGB color space, hex #aaee22 is made of 38% red, 54% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Sour Apple Candy has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 85.71% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aaee22 is made of 26.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #aaee22 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,238,34) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 54%, 8% |
| CMYK | 26.66, 0, 80, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(80,85.71%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(80,85.71%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.9039,-46.9312,80.2491) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4408,69.8106,12.4878) |