Pepperoncini Color

#d8c553

Pepperoncini 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 #273aac
Complementary Color #5265d8
Color Shade: warm yellow (51.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.63% (better contrasting with white)
Pepperoncini Color Sample
Pepperoncini Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d8c553

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pepperoncini Color. The Golden Blond color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Golden Rule (#daae49) for more energetic effect. Try Aniseed as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5265d8 is the best complementary color to Pepperoncini. 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 #d8c553 complementary color is Royal 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 Tacha are #d88252 and #a8d852. Thus found on the left and right of #d8c553 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Raw Sienna and Conifer colors as they work well with Pepperoncini.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pepperoncini palette consists of #8252d8 and #52a8d8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5265d8). Try Medium Purple and Shakespeare colors in combination with #d8c553, 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 #d8c553 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 Pepperoncini. Thus Lavender and Viking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pepperoncini contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Emerald, and Cranberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8c553 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. Pepperoncini tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5265d8) and two others. The Viking 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 #52d8c5 and #d85265.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d8c553 is made of 44% red, 40% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Pepperoncini has a hue angle of 51.43°, a saturation of 63.03% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8c553 is made of 0% cyan, 7.46% magenta, 52.16% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #d8c553
RGB Decimal rgb(216,197,83)
RGB Percentage 44%, 40%, 17%
CMYK 0, 7.46, 52.16, 15.29
HSL hsl(51.43,63.03%,58.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(51.43,61.57%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.131,-6.8337,58.0355)
XYZ xyz(49.8465,55.156,16.2026)
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