Honeycomb Yellow is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
Inverse Color | #2163ad |
Complementary Color | #5193de |
Color Shade: | orange (31.71° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 59.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Honeycomb Yellow Color. The Harvest Gold color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Aztec Glimmer (#e7b347) for more energetic effect. Try Seraphim Sepia as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5193de is the best complementary color to Honeycomb Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #de9c52 complementary color is Havelock Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Di Serria are #de5551 and #dade51. Thus found on the left and right of #de9c52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman and Wattle colors as they work well with Honeycomb Yellow.
The split-complementary Honeycomb Yellow palette consists of #5551de and #51dade colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5193de). Try Royal Blue and Viking colors in combination with #de9c52, 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 #de9c52 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Honeycomb Yellow. Thus Medium Purple and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Honeycomb Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #de9c52 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Honeycomb Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5193de) and two others. The Shamrock 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 #51de9c and #de5193.
In a RGB color space, hex #de9c52 is made of 48% red, 34% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Honeycomb Yellow has a hue angle of 31.71°, a saturation of 67.96% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #de9c52 is made of 0% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 54.9% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
HEX | #de9c52 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(222,156,82) |
RGB Percentage | 48%, 34%, 18% |
CMYK | 0, 25.88, 54.9, 12.94 |
HSL | hsl(31.71,67.96%,59.61%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.71,63.06%,87.06%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(69.4095,17.2799,47.794) |
XYZ | xyz(43.5357,39.9157,13.3926) |