Seed Pod 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 | #253bc3 |
| Complementary Color | #3b51da |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (51.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Seed Pod Color. The Golden Rule color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Urobilin (#e1ad21) for more energetic effect. Try Brassed Off as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3b51da is the best complementary color to Seed Pod. 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 #dac43c complementary color is Royal Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wattle are #da753b and #a1da3b. Thus found on the left and right of #dac43c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Damask and Conifer colors as they work well with Seed Pod.
The split-complementary Seed Pod palette consists of #753bda and #3ba0da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b51da). Try Purple Heart and Curious Blue colors in combination with #dac43c, 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 #dac43c 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 Seed Pod. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Seed Pod contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Shamrock, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #dac43c square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Seed Pod tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#3b51da) and two others. The Turquoise 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 #3bdac4 and #da3b51.
In a RGB color space, hex #dac43c is made of 46% red, 41% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Seed Pod has a hue angle of 51.65°, a saturation of 68.1% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dac43c is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 61.96% yellow and 14.51% black ink.
| HEX | #dac43c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(218,196,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 41%, 13% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 61.96, 14.51 |
| HSL | hsl(51.65,68.1%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(51.65,72.48%,85.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.8748,-6.7498,67.0843) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.469,54.7115,12.2281) |