Yellow Lupine is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #3355b2 |
| Complementary Color | #4d6ecc |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Yellow Lupine Color. The Gluten color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Chenin (#dfcd6f) for more energetic effect. Try Pizza as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4d6ecc is the best complementary color to Yellow Lupine. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ccaa4d complementary color is Indigo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Roti are #cc6a4d and #aecc4d. Thus found on the left and right of #ccaa4d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Turmeric colors as they work well with Yellow Lupine.
The split-complementary Yellow Lupine palette consists of #6a4dcc and #4daecc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4d6ecc). Try Fuchsia Blue and Shakespeare colors in combination with #ccaa4d, 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 #ccaa4d offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Yellow Lupine. Thus Amethyst and Puerto Rico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Yellow Lupine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #ccaa4d square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Yellow Lupine tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4d6ecc) and two others. The Puerto Rico 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 #4dccaa and #cc4d6e.
In a RGB color space, hex #ccaa4d is made of 45% red, 38% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Yellow Lupine has a hue angle of 43.94°, a saturation of 55.46% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccaa4d is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 49.8% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #ccaa4d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,170,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 38%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 49.8, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(43.94,55.46%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.94,62.25%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.9554,1.8007,51.4132) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6161,42.1226,13.011) |