Buff Yellow is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #0e408f |
| Complementary Color | #70a2f0 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.22% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Buff Yellow Color. The Butter Ridge color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ginger Milk (#f7a454) for more energetic effect. Try Imam Ali Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#70a2f0 is the best complementary color to Buff 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 #f1bf70 complementary color is Cornflower 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 Rajah are #f07e70 and #e2f070. Thus found on the left and right of #f1bf70 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Manz colors as they work well with Buff Yellow.
The split-complementary Buff Yellow palette consists of #7e70f0 and #70e2f0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#70a2f0). Try Cornflower Blue and Spray colors in combination with #f1bf70, 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 #f1bf70 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 Buff Yellow. Thus Heliotrope and Spray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Buff Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #f1bf70 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. Buff Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#70a2f0) 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 #70f0bf and #f070a1.
In a RGB color space, hex #f1bf70 is made of 44% red, 35% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Buff Yellow has a hue angle of 36.74°, a saturation of 82.17% and a lightness of 69.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f1bf70 is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 50.59% yellow and 5.49% black ink.
| HEX | #f1bf70 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(241,191,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 35%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.61, 50.59, 5.49 |
| HSL | hsl(36.74,82.17%,69.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.74,53.53%,94.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.2539,8.7986,46.3131) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.8311,57.1322,23.3088) |