Golden Delicious is calm, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #2d2770 |
| Complementary Color | #958fd7 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (64.93° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.39% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Delicious Color. The Force of Nature color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Linden Green (#c4bf71) for more calm effect. Try Glow Worm as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#958fd7 is the best complementary color to Golden Delicious. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d2d88f complementary color is Chetwode Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Deco are #d7b98f and #add78f. Thus found on the left and right of #d2d88f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Straw and Feijoa colors as they work well with Golden Delicious.
The split-complementary Golden Delicious palette consists of #b98fd7 and #8fadd7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#958fd7). Try Light Wisteria and Polo Blue colors in combination with #d2d88f, 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 #d2d88f offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Golden Delicious. Thus Light Orchid and Aqua Island giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Golden Delicious contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chetwode Blue, Vista Blue, and Can Can split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2d88f square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Golden Delicious tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#958fd7) and two others. The Aqua Island is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and My Pink – 120° from the complementary Chetwode Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8fd1d7 and #d7958f.
In a RGB color space, hex #d2d88f is made of 37% red, 38% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Delicious has a hue angle of 64.93°, a saturation of 48.34% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2d88f is made of 2.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 15.29% black ink.
| HEX | #d2d88f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(210,216,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 38%, 25% |
| CMYK | 2.36, 0, 28.63, 15.29 |
| HSL | hsl(64.93,48.34%,70.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(64.93,33.8%,84.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.3788,-13.2709,35.3657) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0921,64.7965,35.5372) |