Gluten 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 | #239 |
| Complementary Color | #6576dd |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (51.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gluten Color. The Ceylon Yellow 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 Haystacks (#cfac47) for more calm effect. Try Golden Cricket as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6576dd is the best complementary color to Gluten. 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 #dc6 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 White are #dd9065 and #b2dd65. Thus found on the left and right of #dc6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copperfield and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Gluten.
The split-complementary Gluten palette consists of #9065dd and #65b2dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6576dd). Try Medium Purple and Viking colors in combination with #dc6, 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 #dc6 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 Gluten. Thus Lavender and Viking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gluten contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Deep Blush split by 90° on the color wheel. #dc6 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. Gluten tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6576dd) 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 #65ddcc and #dd6576.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddcc66 is made of 42% red, 39% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Gluten has a hue angle of 51.43°, a saturation of 63.64% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddcc66 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddcc66 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,204,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 39%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 46.67, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(51.43,63.64%,63.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(51.43,53.85%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.5751,-6.9528,52.2731) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8099,59.5172,21.2223) |