Aurora 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 | #1222a6 |
| Complementary Color | #5968ec |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (53.51° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.92% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Aurora Color. The Sun Wukong's Crown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sharp Yellow (#ecc043) for more energetic effect. Try Saffron as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5968ec is the best complementary color to Aurora. 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 #eddd59 complementary color is Royal 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 #ec9359 and #b2ec59. Thus found on the left and right of #eddd59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burnt Sienna and Sulu colors as they work well with Aurora.
The split-complementary Aurora palette consists of #9359ec and #59b2ec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5968ec). Try Medium Purple and Picton Blue colors in combination with #eddd59, 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 #eddd59 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 Aurora. Thus Heliotrope and Turquoise Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aurora contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Pastel Green, and Brilliant Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #eddd59 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. Aurora tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5968ec) and two others. The Turquoise Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mandy – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #59ecdd and #ec5968.
In a RGB color space, hex #eddd59 is made of 43% red, 40% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Aurora has a hue angle of 53.51°, a saturation of 80.43% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eddd59 is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 58.04% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #eddd59 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,221,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 40%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.27, 58.04, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(53.51,80.43%,63.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(53.51,62.45%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.2116,-9.8869,64.7399) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.5847,70.4387,19.7487) |