Yakitori Color

#ecab3f

Yakitori is soft, 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 #1354c0
Complementary Color #3e80ec
Color Shade: orange (37.46° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.63% (better contrasting with white)
Yakitori Color Sample
Yakitori Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ecab3f

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Yakitori Color. The Buzz color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Furry Lion (#f09338) for more energetic effect. Try Sumac dyed as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3e80ec is the best complementary color to Yakitori. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ecab3f complementary color is Royal Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tulip Tree are #ec543e and #d6ec3e. Thus found on the left and right of #ecab3f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flamingo and Starship colors as they work well with Yakitori.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Yakitori palette consists of #543eec and #3ed6ec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e80ec). Try Royal Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #ecab3f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ecab3f 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 Yakitori. Thus Electric Violet and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Yakitori contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Malachite, and Brilliant Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ecab3f square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Yakitori tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3e80ec) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Rose – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3eecab and #ec3e7f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ecab3f is made of 50% red, 36% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Yakitori has a hue angle of 37.46°, a saturation of 81.99% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ecab3f is made of 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 67.84% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #ecab3f
RGB Decimal rgb(236,171,63)
RGB Percentage 50%, 36%, 13%
CMYK 0, 25.49, 67.84, 7.45
HSL hsl(37.46,81.99%,58.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.46,73.31%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.3924,14.1451,62.1459)
XYZ xyz(50.0522,47.3176,11.1978)
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