Autumn Apple Yellow 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 | #325bb6 |
| Complementary Color | #4971cc |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Autumn Apple Yellow Color. The Caramel Macchiato color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Gothic Gold (#bb852f) for more energetic effect. Try Garden Sprout as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4971cc is the best complementary color to Autumn Apple Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cda449 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 #cc6249 and #b3cc49. Thus found on the left and right of #cda449 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Turmeric colors as they work well with Autumn Apple Yellow.
The split-complementary Autumn Apple Yellow palette consists of #6249cc and #49b3cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4971cc). Try Purple Heart and Shakespeare colors in combination with #cda449, 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 #cda449 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 Autumn Apple Yellow. Thus Amethyst and Puerto Rico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Autumn Apple Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #cda449 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. Autumn Apple Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4971cc) and two others. The Puerto Rico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cabaret – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49cca4 and #cc4971.
In a RGB color space, hex #cda449 is made of 46% red, 37% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Autumn Apple Yellow has a hue angle of 41.36°, a saturation of 56.9% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cda449 is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 51.76% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #cda449 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(205,164,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 37%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.08, 51.76, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(41.36,56.9%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.36,64.39%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.4774,5.1765,51.6558) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6549,40.0111,11.9362) |