Turning Oakleaf 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 | #121e57 |
| Complementary Color | #a8b4ed |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (49.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Turning Oakleaf Color. The Vanilla Wafer color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Janna (#f4ebd3) for more calm effect. Try Ranch Acres as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a8b4ed is the best complementary color to Turning Oakleaf. 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 #ede1a8 complementary color is Perano, 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 Double Colonial White are #edbea8 and #d6eda8. Thus found on the left and right of #ede1a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Desert Sand and Caper colors as they work well with Turning Oakleaf.
The split-complementary Turning Oakleaf palette consists of #bea8ed and #a8d6ed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8b4ed). Try Biloba Flower and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #ede1a8, 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 #ede1a8 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 Turning Oakleaf. Thus French Lilac and Water Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Turning Oakleaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Madang, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #ede1a8 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. Turning Oakleaf tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a8b4ed) and two others. The Water Leaf 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 #a8ede1 and #eda8b4.
In a RGB color space, hex #ede1a8 is made of 38% red, 36% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Turning Oakleaf has a hue angle of 49.57°, a saturation of 65.71% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ede1a8 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ede1a8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,225,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 36%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.7, 27.06, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(49.57,65.71%,79.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(49.57,29.11%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.2439,-4.4422,29.4216) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.9181,74.6821,47.8285) |