Boxwood 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 | #101b5a |
| Complementary Color | #a5b0ee |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (51.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.22% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Boxwood Yellow Color. The Manz 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 Crisp Candlelight (#f4ebd0) for more calm effect. Try Yoghurt Brûlée as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a5b0ee is the best complementary color to Boxwood 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 #efe4a5 complementary color is Perano, 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 Primrose are #eebfa5 and #d4eea5. Thus found on the left and right of #efe4a5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pancho and Caper colors as they work well with Boxwood Yellow.
The split-complementary Boxwood Yellow palette consists of #bfa5ee and #a5d4ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5b0ee). Try Biloba Flower and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #efe4a5, 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 #efe4a5 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 Boxwood Yellow. Thus Biloba Flower and Blizzard Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Boxwood Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Magic Mint, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #efe4a5 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. Boxwood Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a5b0ee) and two others. The Blizzard Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Pink – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5eee4 and #eea5b0.
In a RGB color space, hex #efe4a5 is made of 38% red, 36% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Boxwood Yellow has a hue angle of 51.08°, a saturation of 69.81% and a lightness of 79.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efe4a5 is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #efe4a5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,228,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 36%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.32, 29.02, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(51.08,69.81%,79.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(51.08,30.96%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.116,-5.5805,32.1548) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.1315,76.5541,46.6774) |