Slap Happy Color

#c9cc4a

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

Inverse Color #3633b5
Complementary Color #4c49cc
Color Shade: mid yellow (61.38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.51% (better contrasting with white)
Slap Happy Color Sample
Slap Happy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c9cc4a

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Slap Happy Color. The Baby Frog color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pesto (#c1b23e) for more calm effect. Try Green Neon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4c49cc is the best complementary color to Slap Happy. 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 #c9cc4a 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 #cc8e49 and #88cc49. Thus found on the left and right of #c9cc4a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tussock and Atlantis colors as they work well with Slap Happy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Slap Happy palette consists of #8d49cc and #4987cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c49cc). Try Amethyst and Danube colors in combination with #c9cc4a, 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 #c9cc4a offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Slap Happy. Thus Fuchsia Pink and Shakespeare giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Slap Happy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9cc4a 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. Slap Happy tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#4c49cc) and two others. The Shakespeare 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 #49c9cc and #cc4c49.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c9cc4a is made of 42% red, 43% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Slap Happy has a hue angle of 61.38°, a saturation of 56.03% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9cc4a is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.98% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #c9cc4a
RGB Decimal rgb(201,204,74)
RGB Percentage 42%, 43%, 15%
CMYK 1.18, 0, 50.98, 20
HSL hsl(61.38,56.03%,54.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(61.38,63.73%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.6694,-17.2151,62.0366)
XYZ xyz(46.9163,56.0977,14.8337)
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