Gamboge Yellow 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 | #192fa7 |
| Complementary Color | #586de5 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.35% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gamboge Yellow Color. The Sunny color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mr Mustard (#e4b857) for more calm effect. Try Beachcombing as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#586de5 is the best complementary color to Gamboge 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 #e6d058 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 Confetti are #e58958 and #b4e558. Thus found on the left and right of #e6d058 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Terracotta and Conifer colors as they work well with Gamboge Yellow.
The split-complementary Gamboge Yellow palette consists of #8858e5 and #58b4e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#586de5). Try Medium Purple and Picton Blue colors in combination with #e6d058, 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 #e6d058 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 Gamboge Yellow. Thus Lavender and Turquoise Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gamboge Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Pastel Green, and Deep Blush split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6d058 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. Gamboge Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#586de5) 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 #58e5d0 and #e5586d.
In a RGB color space, hex #e6d058 is made of 44% red, 40% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Gamboge Yellow has a hue angle of 50.7°, a saturation of 73.96% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6d058 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 55.69% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #e6d058 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(230,208,88) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 40%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 55.69, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(50.7,73.96%,62.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.7,61.74%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.2522,-6.2868,60.709) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.9505,62.6393,18.3215) |