Duck Butter is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #2238a4 |
| Complementary Color | #5b71dd |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (49.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.18% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Duck Butter Color. The Aniseed color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tiger Cub (#deae46) for more energetic effect. Try Lioness as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5b71dd is the best complementary color to Duck Butter. 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 #ddc75b complementary color is Havelock 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 Equator are #dd865b and #b1dd5b. Thus found on the left and right of #ddc75b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copperfield and Conifer colors as they work well with Duck Butter.
The split-complementary Duck Butter palette consists of #855bdd and #5bb1dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b71dd). Try Medium Purple and Viking colors in combination with #ddc75b, 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 #ddc75b 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 Duck Butter. Thus Lavender and Viking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Duck Butter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Deep Blush split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddc75b 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. Duck Butter tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5b71dd) and two others. The Viking is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cranberry – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5bddc7 and #dd5b70.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddc75b is made of 43% red, 39% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Duck Butter has a hue angle of 49.85°, a saturation of 65.66% and a lightness of 61.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddc75b is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 50.98% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddc75b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,199,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 39%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 50.98, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(49.85,65.66%,61.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(49.85,58.82%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.1652,-5.2243,55.7379) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.1305,56.9743,18.1471) |