Gilded Color

#f4db4f

Gilded 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 #0b24b0
Complementary Color #4e67f4
Color Shade: warm yellow (50.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.33% (better contrasting with black)
Gilded Color Sample
Gilded Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f4db4f

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gilded Color. The Adonis Rose Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gold Leaf (#edbb26) for more calm effect. Try Solar Power as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4e67f4 is the best complementary color to Gilded. 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 #f4db4f complementary color is Cornflower Blue, 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 Energy Yellow are #f4884e and #baf44e. Thus found on the left and right of #f4db4f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jaffa and Starship colors as they work well with Gilded.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gilded palette consists of #884ef4 and #4ebaf4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e67f4). Try Cornflower Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #f4db4f, 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 #f4db4f 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 Gilded. Thus Heliotrope and Turquoise Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gilded contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Brilliant Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f4db4f 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. Gilded tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4e67f4) 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 #4ef4db and #f44e67.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f4db4f is made of 45% red, 40% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Gilded has a hue angle of 50.91°, a saturation of 88.24% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f4db4f is made of 0% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 4.31% black ink.

HEX #f4db4f
RGB Decimal rgb(244,219,79)
RGB Percentage 45%, 40%, 15%
CMYK 0, 9.81, 64.71, 4.31
HSL hsl(50.91,88.24%,63.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(50.91,67.62%,95.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.2223,-6.562,68.9783)
XYZ xyz(64.051,70.4606,17.6215)
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