Sulfur Pit Color

#e5cc69

Sulfur Pit is calm, 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 #1a3396
Complementary Color #6982e4
Color Shade: warm yellow (47.9° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.49% (better contrasting with black)
Sulfur Pit Color Sample
Sulfur Pit Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e5cc69

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sulfur Pit Color. The Stranglethorn Ochre color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bungalow Maple (#e4c590) for more calm effect. Try Cookie Crust as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6982e4 is the best complementary color to Sulfur Pit. 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 #e5cc69 complementary color is Cornflower 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 Equator are #e48e69 and #c0e469. Thus found on the left and right of #e5cc69 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Sulfur Pit.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sulfur Pit palette consists of #8d69e4 and #69c0e4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6982e4). Try Medium Purple and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #e5cc69, 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 #e5cc69 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 Sulfur Pit. Thus Lavender and Aquamarine Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sulfur Pit contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Pastel Green, and Deep Blush split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5cc69 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. Sulfur Pit tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6982e4) and two others. The Aquamarine Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #69e4cc and #e46981.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e5cc69 is made of 43% red, 38% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Sulfur Pit has a hue angle of 47.9°, a saturation of 70.45% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5cc69 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 48.62% yellow and 10.2% black ink.

HEX #e5cc69
RGB Decimal rgb(229,204,105)
RGB Percentage 43%, 38%, 20%
CMYK 0, 9.8, 48.62, 10.2
HSL hsl(47.9,70.45%,65.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(47.9,54.15%,89.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.3054,-3.4296,51.8898)
XYZ xyz(56.4558,60.8637,22.1369)
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