Indian Pale Ale Color

#d5bc26

Indian Pale Ale 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 #2a43d9
Complementary Color #263ed4
Color Shade: warm yellow (51.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.22% (better contrasting with white)
Indian Pale Ale Color Sample
Indian Pale Ale Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d5bc26

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Indian Pale Ale Color. The Chanterelle color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sin City (#cfa236) for more calm effect. Try Venom as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#263ed4 is the best complementary color to Indian Pale Ale. 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 #d5bc26 complementary color is Cerulean Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hokey Pokey are #d46426 and #96d426. Thus found on the left and right of #d5bc26 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Piper and Atlantis colors as they work well with Indian Pale Ale.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Indian Pale Ale palette consists of #6426d4 and #2696d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#263ed4). Try Purple Heart and Curious Blue colors in combination with #d5bc26, 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 #d5bc26 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 Indian Pale Ale. Thus Purple Heart and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Indian Pale Ale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean Blue, Mountain Meadow, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5bc26 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Indian Pale Ale tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#263ed4) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maroon Flush – 120° from the complementary Cerulean Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #26d4bc and #d4263e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d5bc26 is made of 49% red, 43% green and 9% blue. In a HSL mode Indian Pale Ale has a hue angle of 51.43°, a saturation of 69.72% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5bc26 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 68.63% yellow and 16.47% black ink.

HEX #d5bc26
RGB Decimal rgb(213,188,38)
RGB Percentage 49%, 43%, 9%
CMYK 0, 9.8, 68.63, 16.47
HSL hsl(51.43,69.72%,49.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(51.43,82.16%,83.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.224,-5.5988,71.4973)
XYZ xyz(45.7736,50.2525,9.1209)
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