Reed Yellow is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #233661 |
| Complementary Color | #9eb1dc |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.61° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.12% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Reed Yellow Color. The Inheritance 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 soft alternative called Toast and Butter (#d2ad84) for more calm effect. Try Dépaysement as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9eb1dc is the best complementary color to Reed 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 #dcc99e complementary color is Cold Purple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pavlova are #dcaa9e and #d0dc9e. Thus found on the left and right of #dcc99e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cameo and Deco colors as they work well with Reed Yellow.
The split-complementary Reed Yellow palette consists of #aa9edc and #9ed0dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9eb1dc). Try Cold Purple and Aqua Island colors in combination with #dcc99e, 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 #dcc99e 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 Reed Yellow. Thus Light Wisteria and Aqua Island giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Reed Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Purple, Celadon, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcc99e square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Reed Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9eb1dc) and two others. The Aqua Island is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Cold Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9edcc9 and #dc9eb0.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcc99e is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Reed Yellow has a hue angle of 41.61°, a saturation of 46.97% and a lightness of 74.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcc99e is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dcc99e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,201,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 24.31, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(41.61,46.97%,74.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.61,28.18%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.5425,0.1507,23.9383) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.5734,59.4576,40.8425) |