Chalcedony is pale, 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 | #226 |
| Complementary Color | #99d |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Chalcedony Color. The Lily Scent Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lime Granita (#dce1b8) for more calm effect. Try Tropical Moss as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#99d is the best complementary color to Chalcedony. 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 #dd9 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #db9 and #bd9. Thus found on the left and right of #dd9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Chalcedony.
The split-complementary Chalcedony palette consists of #b9d and #9bd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#99d). Try White and White colors in combination with #dd9, 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 #dd9 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 Chalcedony. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chalcedony contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #dd9 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. Chalcedony tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#99d) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9dd and #d99.
In a RGB color space, hex #dddd99 is made of 37% red, 37% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Chalcedony has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dddd99 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dddd99 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,221,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 37%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 26.67, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(60,50%,73.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,30.77%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.6943,-10.3608,33.4716) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.425,69.385,40.2922) |