Hay Yellow is pale, 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 | #3d588f |
| Complementary Color | #708ac2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Hay Yellow Color. The Crown Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mission Gold (#b78d61) for more calm effect. Try Caramel Cupcake as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#708ac2 is the best complementary color to Hay 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 #c2a770 complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Laser are #c27e70 and #b3c270. Thus found on the left and right of #c2a770 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Hay Yellow.
The split-complementary Hay Yellow palette consists of #7e70c2 and #70b3c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#708ac2). Try Blue Marguerite and Glacier colors in combination with #c2a770, 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 #c2a770 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 Hay Yellow. Thus Wisteria and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hay Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2a770 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. Hay Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#708ac2) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Old Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #70c2a7 and #c2708a.
In a RGB color space, hex #c2a770 is made of 41% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Hay Yellow has a hue angle of 40.24°, a saturation of 40.2% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2a770 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 32.16% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #c2a770 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,167,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 35%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 32.16, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(40.24,40.2%,60%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.24,42.27%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.6661,2.2681,32.0581) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9915,40.2766,21.0483) |