Curious Color

#d9e49e

Curious is pale, 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 #261b61
Complementary Color #a99ee3
Color Shade: mid yellow (69.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.69% (better contrasting with black)
Curious Color Sample
Curious Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d9e49e

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Curious Color. The Wasabi Paste color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Olive Creed (#e8ecc0) for more calm effect. Try Kiwi Sorbet Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a99ee3 is the best complementary color to Curious. 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 #d9e49e complementary color is Dull Lavender, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zombie are #e3cc9e and #b5e39e. Thus found on the left and right of #d9e49e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zombie and Granny Smith Apple colors as they work well with Curious.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Curious palette consists of #cc9ee3 and #9eb5e3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a99ee3). Try Light Wisteria and Regent St Blue colors in combination with #d9e49e, 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 #d9e49e 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 Curious. Thus Light Orchid and Morning Glory giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Curious contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dull Lavender, Padua, and Shocking split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9e49e square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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. Curious tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#a99ee3) and two others. The Morning Glory is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cashmere – 120° from the complementary Dull Lavender. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ed8e3 and #e3a99e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d9e49e is made of 36% red, 38% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Curious has a hue angle of 69.43°, a saturation of 56.45% and a lightness of 75.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9e49e is made of 4.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 10.59% black ink.

HEX #d9e49e
RGB Decimal rgb(217,228,158)
RGB Percentage 36%, 38%, 26%
CMYK 4.31, 0, 27.45, 10.59
HSL hsl(69.43,56.45%,75.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(69.43,30.7%,89.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.3079,-14.7384,33.0088)
XYZ xyz(62.5302,72.7071,43.0859)
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