Tansy Color

#c7c844

Tansy is soft, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #3837bb
Complementary Color #4544c7
Color Shade: mid yellow (60.45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.55% (better contrasting with white)
Tansy Color Sample
Tansy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c7c844

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Tansy Color. The Green Neon color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called New Green (#b5ac31) for more energetic effect. Try Hep Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4544c7 is the best complementary color to Tansy. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c7c844 complementary color is Indigo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Turmeric are #c78744 and #85c744. Thus found on the left and right of #c7c844 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tussock and Sushi colors as they work well with Tansy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tansy palette consists of #8644c7 and #4485c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4544c7). Try Fuchsia Blue and Boston Blue colors in combination with #c7c844, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c7c844 offers a combination of mid magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tansy. Thus Fuchsia Pink and Pelorous giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tansy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7c844 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tansy tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#4544c7) and two others. The Pelorous is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mojo – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #44c7c7 and #c74544.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c7c844 is made of 43% red, 43% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Tansy has a hue angle of 60.45°, a saturation of 54.55% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7c844 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.76% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #c7c844
RGB Decimal rgb(199,200,68)
RGB Percentage 43%, 43%, 15%
CMYK 0.39, 0, 51.76, 21.57
HSL hsl(60.45,54.55%,52.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(60.45,66%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.3847,-16.41,63.0491)
XYZ xyz(45.2509,53.868,13.4814)
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