Palm Sugar Yellow Color

#edd69d

Palm Sugar Yellow is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #122962
Complementary Color #9db3ec
Color Shade: orange (42.75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.25% (better contrasting with black)
Palm Sugar Yellow Color Sample
Palm Sugar Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #edd69d

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Palm Sugar Yellow Color. The Yellow-Rumped Warbler color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fulgurite Copper (#e6b77e) for more calm effect. Try Polvo de Oro as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9db3ec is the best complementary color to Palm Sugar 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 #edd69d complementary color is Perano, 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 Chalky are #ecae9d and #dbec9d. Thus found on the left and right of #edd69d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tonys Pink and Primrose colors as they work well with Palm Sugar Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Palm Sugar Yellow palette consists of #ae9dec and #9ddbec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9db3ec). Try Biloba Flower and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #edd69d, 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 #edd69d 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 Palm Sugar Yellow. Thus Biloba Flower and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Palm Sugar Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Madang, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #edd69d 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. Palm Sugar Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9db3ec) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Pink – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9decd6 and #ec9db4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #edd69d is made of 39% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Palm Sugar Yellow has a hue angle of 42.75°, a saturation of 68.97% and a lightness of 77.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edd69d is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 7.06% black ink.

HEX #edd69d
RGB Decimal rgb(237,214,157)
RGB Percentage 39%, 35%, 26%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 31.37, 7.06
HSL hsl(42.75,68.97%,77.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.75,33.76%,92.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.2718,-0.1809,31.0929)
XYZ xyz(65.0574,68.532,41.6974)
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