Paella 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 | #2339e0 |
| Complementary Color | #1f34dc |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (53.02° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Paella Color. The Kōwhai Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Golden Samovar (#dfaf2b) for more calm effect. Try Yarrow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1f34dc is the best complementary color to Paella. 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 #dcc61f complementary color is Persian 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 Sunflower are #dc671f and #93dc1f. Thus found on the left and right of #dcc61f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hot Cinnamon and Atlantis colors as they work well with Paella.
The split-complementary Paella palette consists of #671fdc and #1f93dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1f34dc). Try Purple Heart and Curious Blue colors in combination with #dcc61f, 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 #dcc61f 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 Paella. Thus Purple Heart and Java giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paella contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Blue, Mountain Meadow, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcc61f 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. Paella tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#1f34dc) and two others. The Java is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Alizarin Crimson – 120° from the complementary Persian Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1fdcc6 and #dc1f34.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcc61f is made of 49% red, 44% green and 7% blue. In a HSL mode Paella has a hue angle of 53.02°, a saturation of 75.3% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcc61f is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 74.11% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dcc61f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,198,31) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 44%, 7% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.62, 74.11, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(53.02,75.3%,49.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(53.02,85.91%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.4443,-7.8875,76.1188) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.9566,55.7027,9.415) |