Cupola Yellow Color

#dcbc8e

Cupola 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 #234371
Complementary Color #8eaedc
Color Shade: orange (35.38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.98% (better contrasting with white)
Cupola Yellow Color Sample
Cupola Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dcbc8e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cupola Yellow Color. The Kombucha color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Butterscotch Syrup (#d9a05f) for more energetic effect. Try Afghan Hound as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8eaedc is the best complementary color to Cupola 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 #dcbc8e complementary color is Chetwode 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 Brandy are #dc958e and #d5dc8e. Thus found on the left and right of #dcbc8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Petite Orchid and Deco colors as they work well with Cupola Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cupola Yellow palette consists of #948edc and #8ed4dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8eaedc). Try Chetwode Blue and Morning Glory colors in combination with #dcbc8e, 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 #dcbc8e 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 Cupola Yellow. Thus Lavender and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cupola Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chetwode Blue, Granny Smith Apple, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcbc8e 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. Cupola Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8eaedc) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking – 120° from the complementary Chetwode Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8edcbc and #dc8eae.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dcbc8e is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Cupola Yellow has a hue angle of 35.38°, a saturation of 52.7% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcbc8e is made of 0% cyan, 12.54% magenta, 30.58% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #dcbc8e
RGB Decimal rgb(220,188,142)
RGB Percentage 40%, 34%, 26%
CMYK 0, 12.54, 30.58, 13.73
HSL hsl(35.38,52.7%,70.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.38,35.45%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.9547,4.9578,27.5307)
XYZ xyz(52.3809,53.1351,33.0865)
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