Hokey Pokey Color

#c8a528

Hokey Pokey 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 #375ad7
Complementary Color #284ac7
Color Shade: warm yellow (46.88° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.06% (better contrasting with white)
Hokey Pokey Color Sample
Hokey Pokey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c8a528

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Hokey Pokey Color. The Shì Zǐ Chéng Persimmon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Jackpot (#d19431) for more calm effect. Try Paella as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#284ac7 is the best complementary color to Hokey Pokey. 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 #c8a528 complementary color is Cerulean Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #c75528 and #9ac728. Thus found on the left and right of #c8a528 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Piper and Atlantis colors as they work well with Hokey Pokey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hokey Pokey palette consists of #5528c7 and #289ac7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#284ac7). Try Purple Heart and Curious Blue colors in combination with #c8a528, 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 #c8a528 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 Hokey Pokey. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hokey Pokey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean Blue, Jungle Green, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8a528 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Hokey Pokey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#284ac7) and two others. The Shamrock 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 #28c7a5 and #c7284b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c8a528 is made of 49% red, 41% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Hokey Pokey has a hue angle of 46.88°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8a528 is made of 0% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 62.74% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #c8a528
RGB Decimal rgb(200,165,40)
RGB Percentage 49%, 41%, 10%
CMYK 0, 13.72, 62.74, 21.57
HSL hsl(46.88,66.67%,47.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(46.88,80%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.9989,0.8581,64.1427)
XYZ xyz(37.6576,39.3428,7.6166)
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