Yellow Endive is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #2d337e |
| Complementary Color | #8086d2 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (55.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.47% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Yellow Endive Color. The Champagne Grape 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 Canadian Maple (#cab266) for more energetic effect. Try Split Pea Soup as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8086d2 is the best complementary color to Yellow Endive. 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 #d2cc81 complementary color is Chetwode Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Straw are #d2a380 and #afd280. Thus found on the left and right of #d2cc81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tan and Feijoa colors as they work well with Yellow Endive.
The split-complementary Yellow Endive palette consists of #a380d2 and #80afd2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8086d2). Try Lilac Bush and Half Baked colors in combination with #d2cc81, 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 #d2cc81 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 Yellow Endive. Thus Light Wisteria and Monte Carlo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Yellow Endive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chetwode Blue, Vista Blue, and Hopbush split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2cc81 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Yellow Endive tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#8086d2) and two others. The Monte Carlo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and New York Pink – 120° from the complementary Chetwode Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80d2cc and #d28086.
In a RGB color space, hex #d2cc81 is made of 39% red, 38% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Yellow Endive has a hue angle of 55.56°, a saturation of 47.37% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2cc81 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 31.76% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #d2cc81 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(210,204,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 38%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 31.76, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(55.56,47.37%,66.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(55.56,38.57%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.0007,-8.8176,38.11) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.1337,58.4723,29.3074) |