Evening Primrose Color

#ccdb1e

Evening Primrose is vibrant, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #3324e1
Complementary Color #2d1edb
Color Shade: mid yellow (64.76° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.82% (better contrasting with black)
Evening Primrose Color Sample
Evening Primrose Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ccdb1e

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Evening Primrose Color. The Leafy Woodland color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pea (#a4bf20) for more calm effect. Try Bird Flower as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2d1edb is the best complementary color to Evening Primrose. 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 #ccdb1e complementary color is Persian Blue, 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 Pear are #db8b1e and #6ddb1e. Thus found on the left and right of #ccdb1e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geebung and Lima colors as they work well with Evening Primrose.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Evening Primrose palette consists of #8b1edb and #1e6ddb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d1edb). Try Purple Heart and Mariner colors in combination with #ccdb1e, 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 #ccdb1e 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 Evening Primrose. Thus Cerise and Java giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Evening Primrose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Blue, Mountain Meadow, and Cerise Red split by 90° on the color wheel. #ccdb1e 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. Evening Primrose tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#2d1edb) and two others. The Java is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Alizarin Crimson – 120° from the complementary Persian Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1ecbdb and #db2c1e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ccdb1e is made of 45% red, 48% green and 7% blue. In a HSL mode Evening Primrose has a hue angle of 64.76°, a saturation of 75.9% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccdb1e is made of 5.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.12% yellow and 14.12% black ink.

HEX #ccdb1e
RGB Decimal rgb(204,219,30)
RGB Percentage 45%, 48%, 7%
CMYK 5.88, 0, 74.12, 14.12
HSL hsl(64.76,75.9%,48.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(64.76,86.3%,85.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.754,-25.0923,79.2861)
XYZ xyz(50.4677,63.5941,10.8433)
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