Yuma Color

#cec291

Yuma is pale, 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 #313d6e
Complementary Color #919dce
Color Shade: warm yellow (48.2° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 68.82% (better contrasting with white)
Yuma Color Sample
Yuma Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cec291

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Yuma Color. The Sailor's Knot 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 Hashibami Brown (#bfa46f) for more energetic effect. Try Hemp Rope as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#919dce is the best complementary color to Yuma. 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 #cec291 complementary color is Polo 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 Yuma are #cea391 and #bbce91. Thus found on the left and right of #cec291 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eunry and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Yuma.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Yuma palette consists of #a391ce and #91bbce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#919dce). Try East Side and Half Baked colors in combination with #cec291, 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 #cec291 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 Yuma. Thus East Side and Monte Carlo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Yuma contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, Vista Blue, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #cec291 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. Yuma tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#919dce) and two others. The Monte Carlo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #91cec2 and #ce919c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cec291 is made of 38% red, 36% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Yuma has a hue angle of 48.2°, a saturation of 38.36% and a lightness of 68.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cec291 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 19.22% black ink.

HEX #cec291
RGB Decimal rgb(206,194,145)
RGB Percentage 38%, 36%, 27%
CMYK 0, 4.7, 23.92, 19.22
HSL hsl(48.2,38.36%,68.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(48.2,29.61%,80.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.3156,-3.2926,26.2186)
XYZ xyz(49.8562,53.7497,34.5351)
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