Oil Yellow 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 | #3b59b8 |
| Complementary Color | #4664c4 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Oil Yellow Color. The Calico Cat color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Yellow Acorn (#b68d4c) for more calm effect. Try Porchetta Crust as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4664c4 is the best complementary color to Oil Yellow. 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 #c4a647 complementary color is Indigo, 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 Roti are #c46746 and #a3c446. Thus found on the left and right of #c4a647 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Celery colors as they work well with Oil Yellow.
The split-complementary Oil Yellow palette consists of #6746c4 and #46a3c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4664c4). Try Fuchsia Blue and Pelorous colors in combination with #c4a647, 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 #c4a647 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 Oil Yellow. Thus Amethyst and Puerto Rico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oil Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4a647 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. Oil Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4664c4) and two others. The Puerto Rico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #46c4a6 and #c44664.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4a647 is made of 45% red, 38% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Oil Yellow has a hue angle of 45.6°, a saturation of 51.44% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4a647 is made of 0% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 49.02% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c4a647 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,166,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 38%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.76, 49.02, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(45.6,51.44%,52.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.6,63.78%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.0854,0.0977,51.8875) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5385,39.4631,11.5999) |