Sunflower Color

#e4d422

Sunflower 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 #1b2bdd
Complementary Color #2231e3
Color Shade: warm yellow (55.05° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.37% (better contrasting with black)
Sunflower Color Sample
Sunflower Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e4d422

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sunflower Color. The Fresh Scent color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sulphur (#ddb614) for more energetic effect. Try Radiant Sunrise as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2231e3 is the best complementary color to Sunflower. 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 #e4d422 complementary color is Persian 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 #e37322 and #93e322. Thus found on the left and right of #e4d422 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zest and Inch Worm colors as they work well with Sunflower.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sunflower palette consists of #7222e3 and #2293e3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2231e3). Try Purple Heart and Curious Blue colors in combination with #e4d422, 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 #e4d422 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 Sunflower. Thus Electric Violet and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sunflower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Blue, Malachite, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #e4d422 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. Sunflower tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#2231e3) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Alizarin Crimson – 120° from the complementary Persian Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #22e3d3 and #e32231.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e4d422 is made of 48% red, 45% green and 7% blue. In a HSL mode Sunflower has a hue angle of 55.05°, a saturation of 78.23% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e4d422 is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 76.08% yellow and 10.59% black ink.

HEX #e4d422
RGB Decimal rgb(228,212,34)
RGB Percentage 48%, 45%, 7%
CMYK 0, 6.27, 76.08, 10.59
HSL hsl(55.05,78.23%,51.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(55.05,85.09%,89.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.8075,-11.4699,79.3146)
XYZ xyz(55.8271,63.6964,10.8656)
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