Ceylon Yellow Color

#d4ae40

Ceylon Yellow 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 #2b51bf
Complementary Color #4066d4
Color Shade: orange (44.59° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.12% (better contrasting with white)
Ceylon Yellow Color Sample
Ceylon Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d4ae40

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ceylon Yellow Color. The Lion King 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 saturated alternative called Kingpin Gold (#de9930) for more energetic effect. Try Acacia as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4066d4 is the best complementary color to Ceylon Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d4ae40 complementary color is Mariner, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Old Gold are #d46440 and #afd440. Thus found on the left and right of #d4ae40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Damask and Conifer colors as they work well with Ceylon Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ceylon Yellow palette consists of #6440d4 and #40b0d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4066d4). Try Purple Heart and Shakespeare colors in combination with #d4ae40, 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 #d4ae40 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 Ceylon Yellow. Thus Amethyst and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ceylon Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Emerald, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #d4ae40 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Ceylon Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4066d4) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cabaret – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40d4ae and #d44066.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d4ae40 is made of 47% red, 39% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Ceylon Yellow has a hue angle of 44.59°, a saturation of 63.25% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d4ae40 is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 58.04% yellow and 16.86% black ink.

HEX #d4ae40
RGB Decimal rgb(212,174,64)
RGB Percentage 47%, 39%, 14%
CMYK 0, 14.9, 58.04, 16.86
HSL hsl(44.59,63.25%,54.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44.59,69.81%,83.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.6538,2.3408,59.1722)
XYZ xyz(43.2128,44.6393,11.1892)
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