Crushed Pineapple Color

#efcc44

Crushed Pineapple 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 #1033bb
Complementary Color #46e
Color Shade: warm yellow (47.72° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.2% (better contrasting with black)
Crushed Pineapple Color Sample
Crushed Pineapple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #efcc44

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Crushed Pineapple Color. The Dairy Made color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Luscious Lemon (#eebd6a) for more calm effect. Try Goldsmith as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#46e is the best complementary color to Crushed Pineapple. 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 #efcc44 complementary color is White, 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 Ronchi are #ee7644 and #bcee44. Thus found on the left and right of #efcc44 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jaffa and Pear colors as they work well with Crushed Pineapple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crushed Pineapple palette consists of #7644ee and #44bcee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#46e). Try Royal Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #efcc44, 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 #efcc44 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 Crushed Pineapple. Thus Heliotrope and Turquoise Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crushed Pineapple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Screamin' Green, and Brilliant Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #efcc44 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. Crushed Pineapple tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#46e) and two others. The Turquoise Blue 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 #44eecb and #e46.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #efcc44 is made of 47% red, 40% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Crushed Pineapple has a hue angle of 47.72°, a saturation of 84.24% and a lightness of 60.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efcc44 is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 67.06% yellow and 6.27% black ink.

HEX #efcc44
RGB Decimal rgb(239,204,68)
RGB Percentage 47%, 40%, 13%
CMYK 0, 13.73, 67.06, 6.27
HSL hsl(47.72,84.24%,60.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(47.72,71.55%,93.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.8888,-1.5799,68.6997)
XYZ xyz(58.2329,61.9538,14.3579)
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