Orchid Hue is calm, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #1a1666 |
| Complementary Color | #9c98e9 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Orchid Hue Color. The Pale Spring Bud color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Delicate Daisy (#e9edc0) for more calm effect. Try Green Glacier as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9c98e9 is the best complementary color to Orchid Hue. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5e999 complementary color is Dull Lavender, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Primrose are #e9c498 and #bde998. Thus found on the left and right of #e5e999 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gold Sand and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Orchid Hue.
The split-complementary Orchid Hue palette consists of #c498e9 and #98bce9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c98e9). Try Biloba Flower and Cornflower colors in combination with #e5e999, 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 #e5e999 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orchid Hue. Thus Light Orchid and Blizzard Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orchid Hue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dull Lavender, Riptide, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5e999 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orchid Hue tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#9c98e9) and two others. The Blizzard Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tonys Pink – 120° from the complementary Dull Lavender. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98e5e9 and #e99c98.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5e999 is made of 37% red, 38% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Orchid Hue has a hue angle of 63°, a saturation of 64.52% and a lightness of 75.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5e999 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e5e999 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,233,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 38%, 25% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0, 31.37, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(63,64.52%,75.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(63,34.33%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.43,-13.3153,38.4882) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.2018,77.2357,41.5031) |