Ash Yellow is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #0f4281 |
| Complementary Color | #7eb0f0 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ash Yellow Color. The Yellow Tulip color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Upbeat (#f1d9a5) for more calm effect. Try Pie Crust as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7eb0f0 is the best complementary color to Ash Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f0bd7e complementary color is Jordy Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tacao are #f0847e and #e9f07e. Thus found on the left and right of #f0bd7e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Manz colors as they work well with Ash Yellow.
The split-complementary Ash Yellow palette consists of #847ef0 and #7ee9f0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7eb0f0). Try Portage and Spray colors in combination with #f0bd7e, 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 #f0bd7e offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ash Yellow. Thus Biloba Flower and Spray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ash Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #f0bd7e square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ash Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7eb0f0) and two others. The Spray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mauvelous – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7ef0bd and #f07eb1.
In a RGB color space, hex #f0bd7e is made of 43% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Ash Yellow has a hue angle of 33.16°, a saturation of 79.17% and a lightness of 71.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f0bd7e is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 44.71% yellow and 5.88% black ink.
| HEX | #f0bd7e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(240,189,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 34%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 44.71, 5.88 |
| HSL | hsl(33.16,79.17%,71.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.16,47.5%,94.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.8561,10.6783,38.7275) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.8987,56.4268,27.5785) |