Bad Moon Yellow Color

#f2e5b4

Bad Moon Yellow is pale, 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 #0d1a4b
Complementary Color #b3c0f2
Color Shade: warm yellow (47.42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.75% (better contrasting with black)
Bad Moon Yellow Color Sample
Bad Moon Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f2e5b4

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Bad Moon Yellow Color. The Venetian Lace color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ochre Revival (#eec987) for more energetic effect. Try Cottage White as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b3c0f2 is the best complementary color to Bad Moon 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 #f2e5b4 complementary color is Perano, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sidecar are #f2c5b3 and #dff2b3. Thus found on the left and right of #f2e5b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandys Pink and Tusk colors as they work well with Bad Moon Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bad Moon Yellow palette consists of #c5b3f2 and #b3dff2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3c0f2). Try Moon Raker and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #f2e5b4, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #f2e5b4 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 Bad Moon Yellow. Thus Moon Raker and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bad Moon Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Magic Mint, and Azalea split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2e5b4 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bad Moon Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b3c0f2) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mandys Pink – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3f2e5 and #f2b3c0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f2e5b4 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Bad Moon Yellow has a hue angle of 47.42°, a saturation of 70.45% and a lightness of 82.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2e5b4 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 5.1% black ink.

HEX #f2e5b4
RGB Decimal rgb(242,229,180)
RGB Percentage 37%, 35%, 28%
CMYK 0, 5.1, 24.31, 5.1
HSL hsl(47.42,70.45%,82.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(47.42,25.62%,94.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.8762,-3.0398,25.5352)
XYZ xyz(72.8755,78.2112,54.4353)
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