New Colonial Yellow is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #265280 |
| Complementary Color | #7faad9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to New Colonial Yellow Color. The Summer's End color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Marshmallow Mist (#e0caaa) for more calm effect. Try Czech Bakery as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7faad9 is the best complementary color to New Colonial Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9ad7f complementary color is Danube, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tumbleweed are #d9807f and #d7d97f. Thus found on the left and right of #d9ad7f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching New York Pink and Deco colors as they work well with New Colonial Yellow.
The split-complementary New Colonial Yellow palette consists of #807fd9 and #7fd7d9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7faad9). Try Chetwode Blue and Bermuda colors in combination with #d9ad7f, 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 #d9ad7f offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the New Colonial Yellow. Thus Lavender and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of New Colonial Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9ad7f square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. New Colonial Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7faad9) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Charm – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7fd9ad and #d97faa.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9ad7f is made of 42% red, 33% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode New Colonial Yellow has a hue angle of 30.67°, a saturation of 54.22% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9ad7f is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 35.3% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #d9ad7f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,173,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 33%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.26, 35.3, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(30.67,54.22%,67.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.67,41.47%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.6565,10.027,29.7211) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3896,46.1712,26.4929) |