Sulphur 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 | #333faf |
| Complementary Color | #4f5bcc |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (54.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sulphur Yellow Color. The Ceylon Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Yellow Maize (#c0a85a) for more calm effect. Try Oil Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4f5bcc is the best complementary color to Sulphur 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 #ccc050 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 Turmeric are #cc824f and #9acc4f. Thus found on the left and right of #ccc050 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Raw Sienna and Atlantis colors as they work well with Sulphur Yellow.
The split-complementary Sulphur Yellow palette consists of #814fcc and #4f9acc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f5bcc). Try Fuchsia Blue and Shakespeare colors in combination with #ccc050, 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 #ccc050 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 Sulphur Yellow. Thus Amethyst and Puerto Rico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sulphur Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #ccc050 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. Sulphur Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4f5bcc) 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 #4fccc0 and #cc4f5b.
In a RGB color space, hex #ccc050 is made of 43% red, 40% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Sulphur Yellow has a hue angle of 54.19°, a saturation of 54.87% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccc050 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 48.63% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #ccc050 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,192,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 40%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 48.63, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(54.19,54.87%,55.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(54.19,60.78%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.7491,-9.5079,56.4502) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1994,51.1158,15.0735) |