Yolk is vibrant, 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 | #1138fe |
| Complementary Color | #0028ee |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Yolk Color. The Lemon Curd color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Golden Beryl Yellow (#d9a400) for more energetic effect. Try Post Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#0028ee is the best complementary color to Yolk. 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 #eec701 complementary color is 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 Corn are #ee5000 and #9eee00. Thus found on the left and right of #eec701 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Trinidad and Chartreuse colors as they work well with Yolk.
The split-complementary Yolk palette consists of #5000ee and #009eee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0028ee). Try Electric Violet and Cerulean colors in combination with #eec701, 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 #eec701 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 Yolk. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Yolk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue, Malachite, and Hollywood Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #eec701 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. Yolk tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#0028ee) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Torch Red – 120° from the complementary Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00eec7 and #ee0027.
In a RGB color space, hex #eec701 is made of 54% red, 45% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Yolk has a hue angle of 50.13°, a saturation of 99.16% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eec701 is made of 0% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 92.94% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eec701 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,199,1) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 45%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.29, 92.94, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(50.13,99.16%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.13,99.58%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.306,-1.0338,82.3362) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.6888,59.0262,8.4868) |