Farm Straw is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #2a4ab3 |
| Complementary Color | #4b6bd5 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.99° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Farm Straw Color. The Golden Hamster color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mineral Yellow (#d39c43) for more energetic effect. Try Yellow Shout as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4b6bd5 is the best complementary color to Farm Straw. 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 #d5b54c complementary color is Royal 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 Old Gold are #d5704b and #b0d54b. Thus found on the left and right of #d5b54c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Raw Sienna and Conifer colors as they work well with Farm Straw.
The split-complementary Farm Straw palette consists of #704bd5 and #4bb0d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b6bd5). Try Purple Heart and Shakespeare colors in combination with #d5b54c, 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 #d5b54c 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 Farm Straw. Thus Amethyst and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Farm Straw contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Emerald, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5b54c 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. Farm Straw tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4b6bd5) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cabaret – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4bd5b5 and #d54b6b.
In a RGB color space, hex #d5b54c is made of 45% red, 39% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Farm Straw has a hue angle of 45.99°, a saturation of 61.99% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5b54c is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 53.73% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #d5b54c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(213,181,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 39%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 53.73, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(45.99,61.99%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.99,64.32%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.6452,-0.2396,56.1596) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.269,47.7157,13.6616) |