Citronette 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 | #3b55d8 |
| Complementary Color | #2741c4 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Citronette Color. The Saffron Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called LED Green (#d8cb32) for more energetic effect. Try Mustard On Toast as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2741c4 is the best complementary color to Citronette. 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 #c4aa27 complementary color is Cerulean Blue, 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 Hokey Pokey are #c45b27 and #8fc427. Thus found on the left and right of #c4aa27 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Piper and Atlantis colors as they work well with Citronette.
The split-complementary Citronette palette consists of #5b27c4 and #278fc4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2741c4). Try Purple Heart and Curious Blue colors in combination with #c4aa27, 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 #c4aa27 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 Citronette. Thus Purple Heart and Java giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Citronette contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean Blue, Jungle Green, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4aa27 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. Citronette tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#2741c4) and two others. The Java is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brick Red – 120° from the complementary Cerulean Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #27c4aa and #c42740.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4aa27 is made of 48% red, 42% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Citronette has a hue angle of 50.06°, a saturation of 66.81% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4aa27 is made of 0% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 61.57% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c4aa27 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,170,39) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 42%, 10% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.19, 61.57, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(50.06,66.81%,46.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.06,80.1%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.9171,-3.5934,65.1217) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5059,40.6317,7.7854) |