Young Plum is soft, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #5338d6 |
| Complementary Color | #4329c6 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (70.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Young Plum Color. The Poisonous Ice Cream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Citron (#9ea91f) for more energetic effect. Try German Hop as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4329c6 is the best complementary color to Young Plum. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #acc729 complementary color is Purple Heart, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Atlantis are #c69329 and #5dc629. Thus found on the left and right of #acc729 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Marigold and Lima colors as they work well with Young Plum.
The split-complementary Young Plum palette consists of #9229c6 and #295dc6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4329c6). Try Purple Heart and Cerulean Blue colors in combination with #acc729, 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 #acc729 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Young Plum. Thus Cerise and Scooter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Young Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Purple Heart, Shamrock, and Brick Red split by 90° on the color wheel. #acc729 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Young Plum tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#4329c6) and two others. The Scooter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Red – 120° from the complementary Purple Heart. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #29acc6 and #c64429.
In a RGB color space, hex #acc729 is made of 42% red, 48% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Young Plum has a hue angle of 70.25°, a saturation of 65.83% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #acc729 is made of 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.96% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #acc729 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,199,41) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 48%, 10% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 0, 61.96, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(70.25,65.83%,47.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(70.25,79.4%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.9325,-28.4463,69.1449) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8369,49.7776,9.7116) |