Wattle 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 | #2935c2 |
| Complementary Color | #3c48d6 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (55.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.92% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Wattle Color. The Papaya Yellow Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Hippie Trail (#c6aa2b) for more calm effect. Try American Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3c48d6 is the best complementary color to Wattle. 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 #d6ca3d complementary color is Cerulean 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 Wattle are #d67d3c and #95d63c. Thus found on the left and right of #d6ca3d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Raw Sienna and Atlantis colors as they work well with Wattle.
The split-complementary Wattle palette consists of #7d3cd6 and #3c95d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c48d6). Try Purple Heart and Havelock Blue colors in combination with #d6ca3d, 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 #d6ca3d 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 Wattle. Thus Amethyst and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wattle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean Blue, Shamrock, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6ca3d 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. Wattle tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#3c48d6) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Valencia – 120° from the complementary Cerulean Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3cd6ca and #d63c48.
In a RGB color space, hex #d6ca3d is made of 45% red, 42% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Wattle has a hue angle of 55.29°, a saturation of 65.11% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6ca3d is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 60% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #d6ca3d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(214,202,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 42%, 13% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.7, 60, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(55.29,65.11%,53.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(55.29,71.5%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.1087,-11.4585,67.7978) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6944,56.8741,12.7735) |