Loden Yellow is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #4974ec |
| Complementary Color | #123eb6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.17° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Loden Yellow Color. The Grapefruit Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sahara (#b7a214) for more calm effect. Try Thicket Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#123eb6 is the best complementary color to Loden Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b68b13 complementary color is Tory Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sahara are #b63912 and #8fb612. Thus found on the left and right of #b68b13 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rust and Lima colors as they work well with Loden Yellow.
The split-complementary Loden Yellow palette consists of #3912b6 and #128fb6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#123eb6). Try Blue Gem and Eastern Blue colors in combination with #b68b13, 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 #b68b13 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Loden Yellow. Thus Seance and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Loden Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tory Blue, Malachite, and Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b68b13 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Loden Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#123eb6) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shiraz – 120° from the complementary Tory Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #12b68a and #b6123e.
In a RGB color space, hex #b68b13 is made of 54% red, 41% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Loden Yellow has a hue angle of 44.17°, a saturation of 81.09% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b68b13 is made of 0% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 63.92% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b68b13 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,139,19) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 41%, 6% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.86, 63.92, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(44.17,81.09%,39.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.17,89.56%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.2997,6.3365,61.8979) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6416,28.4573,4.5993) |