Cornflake 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 | #0f1973 |
| Complementary Color | #8c95f0 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.51% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cornflake Color. The Fresh Straw 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 Ride off into the Sunset (#f3cf64) for more energetic effect. Try Sandy Shore as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8c95f0 is the best complementary color to Cornflake. 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 #f0e68c complementary color is Portage, 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 Khaki are #f0b48c and #c8f08c. Thus found on the left and right of #f0e68c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tacao and Sulu colors as they work well with Cornflake.
The split-complementary Cornflake palette consists of #b38cf0 and #8cc8f0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c95f0). Try Biloba Flower and Jordy Blue colors in combination with #f0e68c, 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 #f0e68c 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 Cornflake. Thus Perfume and Spray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cornflake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portage, Magic Mint, and Mauvelous split by 90° on the color wheel. #f0e68c 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. Cornflake tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#8c95f0) and two others. The Spray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mauvelous – 120° from the complementary Portage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8cf0e6 and #f08c96.
In a RGB color space, hex #f0e68c is made of 39% red, 38% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Cornflake has a hue angle of 54°, a saturation of 76.92% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f0e68c is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 39.22% yellow and 5.88% black ink.
| HEX | #f0e68c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(240,230,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 38%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 39.22, 5.88 |
| HSL | hsl(54,76.92%,74.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(54,41.67%,94.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.3273,-9.009,44.9741) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.9656,77.0123,36.0409) |