American Yellow is vibrant, 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 | #0d4bff |
| Complementary Color | #003df2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to American Yellow Color. The Beige Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Scotch Bonnet (#fe9f00) for more calm effect. Try Bonus Level as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#003df2 is the best complementary color to American 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 #f2b400 complementary color is Blue Ribbon, 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 Selective Yellow are #f23b00 and #b6f200. Thus found on the left and right of #f2b400 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vermilion and Lime colors as they work well with American Yellow.
The split-complementary American Yellow palette consists of #3a00f2 and #00b6f2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#003df2). Try Blue and Cerulean colors in combination with #f2b400, 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 #f2b400 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 American Yellow. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of American Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Malachite, and Hollywood Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2b400 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. American Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#003df2) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Torch Red – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00f2b4 and #f2003d.
In a RGB color space, hex #f2b400 is made of 57% red, 43% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode American Yellow has a hue angle of 44.63°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2b400 is made of 0% cyan, 24.31% magenta, 94.9% yellow and 5.1% black ink.
| HEX | #f2b400 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(242,180,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 43%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 24.31, 94.9, 5.1 |
| HSL | hsl(44.63,100%,47.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.63,100%,94.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.9928,10.5552,79.6284) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9392,51.5198,7.1541) |