Eye Catching 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 | #2247ca |
| Complementary Color | #3459dd |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Eye Catching Color. The Banana Brick color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Nugget Gold (#c89720) for more energetic effect. Try Orange Sulphur as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3459dd is the best complementary color to Eye Catching. 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 #ddb835 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 Anzac are #dd6334 and #aedd34. Thus found on the left and right of #ddb835 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flame Pea and Conifer colors as they work well with Eye Catching.
The split-complementary Eye Catching palette consists of #6434dd and #34aedd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3459dd). Try Purple Heart and Scooter colors in combination with #ddb835, 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 #ddb835 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 Eye Catching. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Eye Catching contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Shamrock, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddb835 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. Eye Catching tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#3459dd) 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 #34ddb8 and #dd3459.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddb835 is made of 48% red, 40% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Eye Catching has a hue angle of 46.79°, a saturation of 71.19% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddb835 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 65.89% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddb835 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,184,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 40%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.51, 65.89, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(46.79,71.19%,53.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.79,76.02%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.0141,0.4559,66.9508) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6019,49.9102,10.4929) |