Silkworm 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 | #113 |
| Complementary Color | #cce |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Silkworm Color. The Ecru White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Kiwi Ice Cream Green (#e5e7a7) for more energetic effect. Try Dear Reader as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cce is the best complementary color to Silkworm. 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 #eec complementary color is White, 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 White are #edc and #dec. Thus found on the left and right of #eec on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Silkworm.
The split-complementary Silkworm palette consists of #dce and #cde colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cce). Try White and White colors in combination with #eec, 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 #eec 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 Silkworm. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Silkworm contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #eec 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. Silkworm tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#cce) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cee and #ecc.
In a RGB color space, hex #eeeecc is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Silkworm has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eeeecc is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eeeecc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,238,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 13.33, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(60,50%,86.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,14.29%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.3139,-5.6099,16.489) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.7335,83.6858,69.2354) |