Kowloon is soft, 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 | #1e26a9 |
| Complementary Color | #565de1 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (56.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.98% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Kowloon Color. The Camel Cord color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Wax (#ddbb33) for more energetic effect. Try Durian Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#565de1 is the best complementary color to Kowloon. 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 #e1d956 complementary color is Royal 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 Wattle are #e19356 and #a3e156. Thus found on the left and right of #e1d956 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Di Serria and Conifer colors as they work well with Kowloon.
The split-complementary Kowloon palette consists of #9356e1 and #56a3e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#565de1). Try Medium Purple and Havelock Blue colors in combination with #e1d956, 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 #e1d956 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 Kowloon. Thus Lavender and Turquoise Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kowloon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Pastel Green, and Deep Blush split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1d956 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. Kowloon tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#565de1) and two others. The Turquoise Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mandy – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56e1d9 and #e1565e.
In a RGB color space, hex #e1d956 is made of 43% red, 41% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Kowloon has a hue angle of 56.55°, a saturation of 69.85% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1d956 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 54.51% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #e1d956 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(225,217,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 41%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 54.51, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(56.55,69.85%,60.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(56.55,61.78%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.1518,-13.0155,63.4884) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.5439,66.3051,18.5694) |