Yam 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 | #2f76c0 |
Complementary Color | #3e85d0 |
Color Shade: | orange (30.62° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 53.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Yam Color. The Tango color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Reno Sand (#b26e33) for more calm effect. Try Sahara Shade as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3e85d0 is the best complementary color to Yam. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d0893f complementary color is Havelock Blue, 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 Raw Sienna are #d0403e and #ced03e. Thus found on the left and right of #d0893f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flush Mahogany and Old Gold colors as they work well with Yam.
The split-complementary Yam palette consists of #403ed0 and #3eced0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e85d0). Try Governor Bay and Turquoise colors in combination with #d0893f, 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 #d0893f 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 Yam. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Yam contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #d0893f 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. Yam tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3e85d0) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cabaret – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3ed089 and #d03e86.
In a RGB color space, hex #d0893f is made of 51% red, 34% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Yam has a hue angle of 30.62°, a saturation of 60.67% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d0893f is made of 0% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 56.86% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
HEX | #d0893f |
RGB Decimal | rgb(208,137,63) |
RGB Percentage | 51%, 34%, 15% |
CMYK | 0, 27.84, 56.86, 18.43 |
HSL | hsl(30.62,60.67%,53.14%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.62,69.71%,81.57%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(63.061,20.4981,49.4371) |
XYZ | xyz(35.8553,31.6601,8.9239) |