Dark Yellow is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #184071 |
| Complementary Color | #8eb6e7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.03° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Yellow Color. The Chamois color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Soft Leather (#d9a077) for more calm effect. Try Just Right as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8eb6e7 is the best complementary color to Dark Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e7bf8e complementary color is Cornflower, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gold Sand are #e7928e and #e2e78e. Thus found on the left and right of #e7bf8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tonys Pink and Wild Rice colors as they work well with Dark Yellow.
The split-complementary Dark Yellow palette consists of #928ee7 and #8ee2e7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8eb6e7). Try Dull Lavender and Riptide colors in combination with #e7bf8e, 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 #e7bf8e offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Yellow. Thus Biloba Flower and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower, Granny Smith Apple, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7bf8e square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8eb6e7) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carissma – 120° from the complementary Cornflower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ee7bf and #e78eb5.
In a RGB color space, hex #e7bf8e is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Yellow has a hue angle of 33.03°, a saturation of 64.96% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7bf8e is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 34.9% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #e7bf8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(231,191,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 34%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.69, 34.9, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(33.03,64.96%,73.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.03,38.53%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.7295,7.7044,30.0822) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.4683,56.2035,33.4634) |