Sundance is calm, 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 | #364ca4 |
| Complementary Color | #5a70c9 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sundance Color. The Base Sand 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 Fallow (#c19a51) for more calm effect. Try Aged Papyrus as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5a70c9 is the best complementary color to Sundance. 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 #c9b35b 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 Sundance are #c97b5a and #a7c95a. Thus found on the left and right of #c9b35b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Antique Brass and Celery colors as they work well with Sundance.
The split-complementary Sundance palette consists of #7c5ac9 and #5aa7c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a70c9). Try Fuchsia Blue and Shakespeare colors in combination with #c9b35b, 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 #c9b35b 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 Sundance. Thus Amethyst and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sundance contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Hopbush split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9b35b 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. Sundance tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5a70c9) and two others. The Downy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chestnut Rose – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ac9b3 and #c95a70.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9b35b is made of 43% red, 38% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Sundance has a hue angle of 48°, a saturation of 50.46% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9b35b is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 43.13% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c9b35b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,179,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 38%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.62, 43.13, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(48,50.46%,57.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48,54.73%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.163,-3.196,47.2212) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0958,45.413,16.4444) |