Catkin Yellow 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 | #3357ff |
| Complementary Color | #0024cc |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (49.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Catkin Yellow Color. The Wild Honey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Munsell Yellow (#efcc00) for more calm effect. Try Ancient Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0024cc is the best complementary color to Catkin Yellow. 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 #cca800 complementary color is Dark 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 Buddha Gold are #cc4100 and #89cc00. Thus found on the left and right of #cca800 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Grenadier and Pistachio colors as they work well with Catkin Yellow.
The split-complementary Catkin Yellow palette consists of #4100cc and #0089cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0024cc). Try Dark Blue and Lochmara colors in combination with #cca800, 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 #cca800 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 Catkin Yellow. Thus Electric Violet and Caribbean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Catkin Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dark Blue, Malachite, and Hollywood Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #cca800 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. Catkin Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#0024cc) and two others. The Caribbean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monza – 120° from the complementary Dark Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00cca8 and #cc0024.
In a RGB color space, hex #cca800 is made of 55% red, 45% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Catkin Yellow has a hue angle of 49.41°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cca800 is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 80% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cca800 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,168,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 45%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.12, 80, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(49.41,100%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(49.41,100%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.0655,0.2698,72.9945) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9045,40.8426,5.8329) |