Lucky 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 | #5465e3 |
| Complementary Color | #1b2dab |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (52.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lucky Color. The Reef Gold 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 Loden Yellow (#b68b13) for more energetic effect. Try Hacienda as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1b2dab is the best complementary color to Lucky. 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 #ab9a1c complementary color is Persian Blue, 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 Lucky are #ab521b and #74ab1b. Thus found on the left and right of #ab9a1c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Desert and Lima colors as they work well with Lucky.
The split-complementary Lucky palette consists of #521bab and #1b74ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1b2dab). Try Daisy Bush and Matisse colors in combination with #ab9a1c, 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 #ab9a1c 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 Lucky. Thus Seance and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lucky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Blue, Mountain Meadow, and Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab9a1c 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. Lucky tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#1b2dab) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Roof Terracotta – 120° from the complementary Persian Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1bab99 and #ab1b2c.
In a RGB color space, hex #ab9a1c is made of 48% red, 44% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Lucky has a hue angle of 52.87°, a saturation of 71.86% and a lightness of 39.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab9a1c is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 56.08% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ab9a1c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,154,28) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 44%, 8% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 56.08, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(52.87,71.86%,39.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(52.87,83.63%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.2212,-6.5754,61.5895) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5598,31.853,5.7416) |