Kings 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 | #15299a |
| Complementary Color | #6578e9 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.98° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Kings Yellow Color. The Anzac color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Last Sunlight (#e5b73b) for more energetic effect. Try Mr Mustard as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6578e9 is the best complementary color to Kings 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 #ead665 complementary color is Cornflower 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 #e99365 and #bbe965. Thus found on the left and right of #ead665 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Sulu colors as they work well with Kings Yellow.
The split-complementary Kings Yellow palette consists of #9365e9 and #65bbe9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6578e9). Try Medium Purple and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #ead665, 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 #ead665 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 Kings Yellow. Thus Lavender and Turquoise Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kings Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Pastel Green, and Deep Blush split by 90° on the color wheel. #ead665 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. Kings Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6578e9) and two others. The Turquoise Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mandy – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #65e9d6 and #e96579.
In a RGB color space, hex #ead665 is made of 43% red, 39% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Kings Yellow has a hue angle of 50.98°, a saturation of 76% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ead665 is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 52.15% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #ead665 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(234,214,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 39%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.84, 52.15, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(50.98,76%,65.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.98,56.84%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.2636,-6.7846,57.2812) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.3272,66.5251,21.973) |