Durian Yellow Color

#e1bd27

Durian Yellow is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #1e42d8
Complementary Color #274ae0
Color Shade: warm yellow (48.39° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.76% (better contrasting with white)
Durian Yellow Color Sample
Durian Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e1bd27

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Durian Yellow Color. The Wattle color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Glitzy Gold (#d6a02b) for more calm effect. Try Tonkatsu as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#274ae0 is the best complementary color to Durian Yellow. 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 #e1bd27 complementary color is Royal Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sunflower are #e06027 and #a7e027. Thus found on the left and right of #e1bd27 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hot Cinnamon and Key Lime Pie colors as they work well with Durian Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Durian Yellow palette consists of #5f27e0 and #27a7e0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#274ae0). Try Purple Heart and Curious Blue colors in combination with #e1bd27, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #e1bd27 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 Durian Yellow. Thus Purple Heart and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Durian Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Malachite, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1bd27 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Durian Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#274ae0) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amaranth – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #27e0bd and #e0274b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e1bd27 is made of 50% red, 42% green and 9% blue. In a HSL mode Durian Yellow has a hue angle of 48.39°, a saturation of 75.61% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1bd27 is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 72.95% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #e1bd27
RGB Decimal rgb(225,189,39)
RGB Percentage 50%, 42%, 9%
CMYK 0, 14.12, 72.95, 11.76
HSL hsl(48.39,75.61%,51.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(48.39,82.67%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.6081,-0.8942,72.8514)
XYZ xyz(49.6151,52.5492,9.4475)
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