Sweet & Sour 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 | #3655c8 |
| Complementary Color | #3755c8 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (47.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet & Sour Color. The Arnica color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Spring Branch (#a98c37) for more calm effect. Try Camel Toe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3755c8 is the best complementary color to Sweet & Sour. 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 #c9aa37 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 Earls Green are #c86137 and #9ec837. Thus found on the left and right of #c9aa37 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tuscany and Atlantis colors as they work well with Sweet & Sour.
The split-complementary Sweet & Sour palette consists of #6137c8 and #379ec8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3755c8). Try Purple Heart and Pelorous colors in combination with #c9aa37, 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 #c9aa37 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 Sweet & Sour. Thus Amethyst and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sweet & Sour contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean Blue, Emerald, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9aa37 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. Sweet & Sour tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#3755c8) 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 #37c8aa and #c83756.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9aa37 is made of 47% red, 40% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet & Sour has a hue angle of 47.26°, a saturation of 57.48% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9aa37 is made of 0% cyan, 12.15% magenta, 57.25% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c9aa37 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,170,55) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 40%, 13% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.15, 57.25, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(47.26,57.48%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(47.26,72.64%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.485,-0.7537,60.2506) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1517,41.4428,9.5502) |