Wax Yellow Color

#ede9ad

Wax Yellow 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 #121652
Complementary Color #adb1ed
Color Shade: warm yellow (56.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 80.39% (better contrasting with black)
Wax Yellow Color Sample
Wax Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ede9ad

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Wax Yellow Color. The Palest of Lemon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Daylily Yellow (#f8f0d2) for more energetic effect. Try Praise the Sun as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#adb1ed is the best complementary color to Wax Yellow. 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 #ede9ad complementary color is Biloba Flower, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #edc9ad and #d1edad. Thus found on the left and right of #ede9ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Desert Sand and Caper colors as they work well with Wax Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wax Yellow palette consists of #c9aded and #add1ed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adb1ed). Try Biloba Flower and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #ede9ad, 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 #ede9ad 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 Wax Yellow. Thus French Lilac and Water Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wax Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Biloba Flower, Magic Mint, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #ede9ad square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Wax Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#adb1ed) and two others. The Water Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zinnwaldite – 120° from the complementary Biloba Flower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adede9 and #edadb1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ede9ad is made of 37% red, 36% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Wax Yellow has a hue angle of 56.25°, a saturation of 64% and a lightness of 80.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ede9ad is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 7.06% black ink.

HEX #ede9ad
RGB Decimal rgb(237,233,173)
RGB Percentage 37%, 36%, 27%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 25.1, 7.06
HSL hsl(56.25,64%,80.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(56.25,27%,92.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.3696,-7.838,29.7295)
XYZ xyz(71.6068,79.2995,51.0674)
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