Anime 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 | #333eb2 |
| Complementary Color | #4d58cc |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (54.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Anime Color. The Roti color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ceylon Yellow (#d4ae40) for more energetic effect. Try Oil Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4d58cc is the best complementary color to Anime. 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 #ccc14d 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 #cc814d and #97cc4d. Thus found on the left and right of #ccc14d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Raw Sienna and Atlantis colors as they work well with Anime.
The split-complementary Anime palette consists of #814dcc and #4d97cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4d58cc). Try Fuchsia Blue and Shakespeare colors in combination with #ccc14d, 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 #ccc14d 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 Anime. Thus Amethyst and Puerto Rico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Anime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #ccc14d 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. Anime tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4d58cc) 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 #4dccc1 and #cc4d57.
In a RGB color space, hex #ccc14d is made of 43% red, 41% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Anime has a hue angle of 54.8°, a saturation of 55.46% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccc14d is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 49.8% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #ccc14d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,193,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 41%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 49.8, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(54.8,55.46%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(54.8,62.25%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.9888,-10.2192,58.0143) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3114,51.5131,14.576) |