Tamarack Yellow is soft, 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 | #0d22aa |
| Complementary Color | #5569f1 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (51.97° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.12% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Tamarack Yellow Color. The Bright Sun color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called French Fry (#ebc263) for more calm effect. Try Cream Can as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5569f1 is the best complementary color to Tamarack 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 #f2dd55 complementary color is Cornflower Blue, 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 Energy Yellow are #f18e55 and #b8f155. Thus found on the left and right of #f2dd55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandy brown and Sulu colors as they work well with Tamarack Yellow.
The split-complementary Tamarack Yellow palette consists of #8e55f1 and #55b8f1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5569f1). Try Cornflower Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #f2dd55, 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 #f2dd55 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 Tamarack Yellow. Thus Heliotrope and Turquoise Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tamarack Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Brilliant Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2dd55 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. Tamarack Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5569f1) and two others. The Turquoise Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carnation – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55f1dc and #f15569.
In a RGB color space, hex #f2dd55 is made of 44% red, 40% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Tamarack Yellow has a hue angle of 51.97°, a saturation of 85.79% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2dd55 is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 61.57% yellow and 5.1% black ink.
| HEX | #f2dd55 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(242,221,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 40%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.23, 61.57, 5.1 |
| HSL | hsl(51.97,85.79%,64.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(51.97,64.88%,94.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.6044,-8.0652,66.9309) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.1141,71.246,18.967) |