Hay is pale, 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 | #2c335c |
| Complementary Color | #a3a9d3 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (51.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Hay Color. The Peace & Quiet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Earthy Ochre (#beae88) for more calm effect. Try Raw Silk as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a3a9d3 is the best complementary color to Hay. 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 #d3cca3 complementary color is Wistful, 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 Akaroa are #d3b4a3 and #c1d3a3. Thus found on the left and right of #d3cca3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vanilla and Sprout colors as they work well with Hay.
The split-complementary Hay palette consists of #b3a3d3 and #a3c1d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3a9d3). Try Wistful and Pigeon Post colors in combination with #d3cca3, 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 #d3cca3 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 Hay. Thus Light Wisteria and Sinbad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wistful, Moss Green, and Careys Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3cca3 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. Hay tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a3a9d3) and two others. The Sinbad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Careys Pink – 120° from the complementary Wistful. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3d3cc and #d3a3a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #d3cca3 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Hay has a hue angle of 51.25°, a saturation of 35.29% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3cca3 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 18.83% yellow and 17.25% black ink.
| HEX | #d3cca3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(211,204,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 18.83, 17.25 |
| HSL | hsl(51.25,35.29%,73.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(51.25,22.75%,82.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.6634,-4.1355,21.3472) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.0677,59.679,43.2671) |