Lightning Bug is calm, 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 | #10218b |
| Complementary Color | #7384ef |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (51.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.61% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lightning Bug Color. The Overjoy color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mom's Pancake (#f5c553) for more energetic effect. Try Rayo de Sol as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7384ef is the best complementary color to Lightning Bug. 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 #efde74 complementary color is Cornflower 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 Golden Sand are #efa073 and #c2ef73. Thus found on the left and right of #efde74 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Sulu colors as they work well with Lightning Bug.
The split-complementary Lightning Bug palette consists of #a073ef and #73c2ef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7384ef). Try Portage and Jordy Blue colors in combination with #efde74, 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 #efde74 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 Lightning Bug. Thus Heliotrope and Spray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lightning Bug contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Pastel Green, and Persian Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #efde74 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. Lightning Bug tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7384ef) and two others. The Spray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Froly – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #73efde and #ef7384.
In a RGB color space, hex #efde74 is made of 41% red, 38% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Lightning Bug has a hue angle of 51.71°, a saturation of 79.35% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efde74 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 48.24% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #efde74 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,222,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 38%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 48.24, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(51.71,79.35%,69.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(51.71,51.46%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.8984,-7.6151,53.5261) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.8703,71.8542,26.9732) |