Lemon Curry Color

#cda323

Lemon Curry is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #325cdc
Complementary Color #224ccd
Color Shade: warm yellow (45.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.06% (better contrasting with white)
Lemon Curry Color Sample
Lemon Curry Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cda323

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lemon Curry Color. The Super Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Vibrant Amber (#d1902e) for more calm effect. Try University of California Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#224ccd is the best complementary color to Lemon Curry. 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 #cda323 complementary color is Persian Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nugget are #cd4d22 and #a2cd22. Thus found on the left and right of #cda323 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Piper and Key Lime Pie colors as they work well with Lemon Curry.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lemon Curry palette consists of #4d22cd and #22a2cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#224ccd). Try Purple Heart and Curious Blue colors in combination with #cda323, 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 #cda323 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 Lemon Curry. Thus Purple Heart and Java giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lemon Curry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Blue, Mountain Meadow, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #cda323 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Lemon Curry tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#224ccd) and two others. The Java is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maroon Flush – 120° from the complementary Persian Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #22cda2 and #cd224c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cda323 is made of 51% red, 40% green and 9% blue. In a HSL mode Lemon Curry has a hue angle of 45.18°, a saturation of 70.83% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cda323 is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 66.66% yellow and 19.61% black ink.

HEX #cda323
RGB Decimal rgb(205,163,35)
RGB Percentage 51%, 40%, 9%
CMYK 0, 16.47, 66.66, 19.61
HSL hsl(45.18,70.83%,47.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45.18,82.93%,80.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.9643,3.9731,65.8335)
XYZ xyz(38.5774,39.2949,7.1415)
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