Quince is soft, 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 | #2b349f |
Complementary Color | #6069d3 |
Color Shade: | warm yellow (55.34° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 60.39% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Quince Color. The Farm Straw color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Canadian Maple (#cab266) for more calm effect. Try Sun Dance as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6069d3 is the best complementary color to Quince. 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 #d4cb60 complementary color is Indigo, 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 Tacha are #d39160 and #a3d360. Thus found on the left and right of #d4cb60 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Whiskey and Conifer colors as they work well with Quince.
The split-complementary Quince palette consists of #9060d3 and #60a3d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6069d3). Try Amethyst and Danube colors in combination with #d4cb60, 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 #d4cb60 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 Quince. Thus Lavender and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quince contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Hopbush split by 90° on the color wheel. #d4cb60 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. Quince tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6069d3) and two others. The Downy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chestnut Rose – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #60d3cb and #d36069.
In a RGB color space, hex #d4cb60 is made of 41% red, 40% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Quince has a hue angle of 55.34°, a saturation of 57.43% and a lightness of 60.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d4cb60 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 45.49% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
HEX | #d4cb60 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(212,203,96) |
RGB Percentage | 41%, 40%, 19% |
CMYK | 0, 3.53, 45.49, 16.86 |
HSL | hsl(55.34,57.43%,60.39%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(55.34,54.72%,83.14%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(80.4899,-10.6195,53.6137) |
XYZ | xyz(50.6186,57.5534,19.5074) |