Parachute 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 | #4148aa |
| Complementary Color | #555bbd |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Parachute Color. The Poplar color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Queen Palm (#ad9e4b) for more calm effect. Try Prickly Pear as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#555bbd is the best complementary color to Parachute. 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 #beb755 complementary color is Blue Violet, 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 Celery are #bd8255 and #90bd55. Thus found on the left and right of #beb755 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Twine and Mantis colors as they work well with Parachute.
The split-complementary Parachute palette consists of #8255bd and #5590bd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#555bbd). Try Fuchsia Blue and Steel Blue colors in combination with #beb755, 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 #beb755 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 Parachute. Thus Amethyst and Fountain Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Parachute contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Violet, Emerald, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #beb755 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. Parachute tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#555bbd) and two others. The Fountain Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown – 120° from the complementary Blue Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55bdb6 and #bd555b.
In a RGB color space, hex #beb755 is made of 41% red, 40% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Parachute has a hue angle of 56°, a saturation of 44.68% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #beb755 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 41.18% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #beb755 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(190,183,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 40%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 41.18, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(56,44.68%,53.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(56,55.26%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.2003,-10.3889,49.8775) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8084,45.47,15.2728) |