Pirate Treasure is calm, 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 | #223596 |
| Complementary Color | #687cdd |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.17° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.92% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pirate Treasure Color. The Golden Blond color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sell Gold (#d4ae5e) for more calm effect. Try Va Va Voom as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#687cdd is the best complementary color to Pirate Treasure. 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 #ddca69 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 Chenin are #dd8f68 and #b5dd68. Thus found on the left and right of #ddca69 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copperfield and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Pirate Treasure.
The split-complementary Pirate Treasure palette consists of #8f68dd and #68b5dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#687cdd). Try Medium Purple and Viking colors in combination with #ddca69, 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 #ddca69 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 Pirate Treasure. Thus Lavender and Viking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pirate Treasure contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddca69 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. Pirate Treasure tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#687cdd) and two others. The Viking is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sunglo – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #68ddc9 and #dd687b.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddca69 is made of 42% red, 38% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Pirate Treasure has a hue angle of 50.17°, a saturation of 63.04% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddca69 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 45.49% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddca69 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,202,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 38%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 45.49, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(50.17,63.04%,63.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.17,52.49%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.0895,-5.6836,50.281) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.4891,58.6331,21.8627) |