Courgette Yellow Color

#daa135

Courgette Yellow is soft, 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 #255eca
Complementary Color #346dda
Color Shade: orange (39.27° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.14% (better contrasting with white)
Courgette Yellow Color Sample
Courgette Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #daa135

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Courgette Yellow Color. The Dulce de Leche 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 saturated alternative called Bollywood (#debb32) for more energetic effect. Try Brandy Punch as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#346dda is the best complementary color to Courgette 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 #daa135 complementary color is Royal Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Golden Grass are #da4e34 and #c0da34. Thus found on the left and right of #daa135 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Punch and Pear colors as they work well with Courgette Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Courgette Yellow palette consists of #4e34da and #34c0da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#346dda). Try Purple Heart and Scooter colors in combination with #daa135, 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 #daa135 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 Courgette Yellow. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Courgette Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Emerald, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #daa135 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Courgette Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#346dda) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise Red – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #34daa1 and #da346d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #daa135 is made of 50% red, 37% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Courgette Yellow has a hue angle of 39.27°, a saturation of 69.04% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #daa135 is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #daa135
RGB Decimal rgb(218,161,53)
RGB Percentage 50%, 37%, 12%
CMYK 0, 22.35, 64.71, 14.51
HSL hsl(39.27,69.04%,53.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.27,75.69%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.9316,11.3507,61.084)
XYZ xyz(42.3009,40.6522,8.9853)
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