Carolina Parakeet is calm, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #27207f |
| Complementary Color | #8780de |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (64.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.82% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Carolina Parakeet Color. The Frog Prince color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called June Bud (#bdda57) for more energetic effect. Try Mermaid Tears as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8780de is the best complementary color to Carolina Parakeet. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d8df80 complementary color is Chetwode Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Yellow Green are #deb680 and #a8de80. Thus found on the left and right of #d8df80 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tumbleweed and Feijoa colors as they work well with Carolina Parakeet.
The split-complementary Carolina Parakeet palette consists of #b680de and #80a8de colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8780de). Try Lavender and Chetwode Blue colors in combination with #d8df80, 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 #d8df80 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Carolina Parakeet. Thus Orchid and Aquamarine Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carolina Parakeet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chetwode Blue, Bermuda, and Shocking split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8df80 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Carolina Parakeet tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#8780de) and two others. The Aquamarine Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Burning Sand – 120° from the complementary Chetwode Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80d7de and #de8780.
In a RGB color space, hex #d8df80 is made of 38% red, 39% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Carolina Parakeet has a hue angle of 64.42°, a saturation of 59.75% and a lightness of 68.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8df80 is made of 2.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.25% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #d8df80 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(216,223,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 39%, 23% |
| CMYK | 2.74, 0, 37.25, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(64.42,59.75%,68.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(64.42,42.6%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.4708,-16.1217,45.6147) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.6029,68.9328,30.6387) |