Wild Primrose is pale, 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 | #142266 |
| Complementary Color | #99a6eb |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (49.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.08% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Wild Primrose Color. The Sausalito color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Paper Daisy (#f0e5c7) for more calm effect. Try Tamale as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#99a6eb is the best complementary color to Wild Primrose. 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 #ebdd99 complementary color is Portage, 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 Wild Rice are #ebb499 and #cfeb99. Thus found on the left and right of #ebdd99 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gold Sand and Primrose colors as they work well with Wild Primrose.
The split-complementary Wild Primrose palette consists of #b499eb and #99cfeb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#99a6eb). Try Biloba Flower and Cornflower colors in combination with #ebdd99, 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 #ebdd99 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 Wild Primrose. Thus Biloba Flower and Water Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wild Primrose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portage, Magic Mint, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #ebdd99 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. Wild Primrose tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#99a6eb) and two others. The Water Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Pink – 120° from the complementary Portage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #99ebdd and #eb99a6.
In a RGB color space, hex #ebdd99 is made of 39% red, 36% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Wild Primrose has a hue angle of 49.76°, a saturation of 67.21% and a lightness of 76.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ebdd99 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 32.16% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #ebdd99 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(235,221,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 36%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 32.16, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(49.76,67.21%,76.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(49.76,34.89%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.8119,-4.9988,35.1519) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.8672,71.675,40.5001) |