Stella Color

#f5d056

Stella 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 #0a2fa9
Complementary Color #567af5
Color Shade: warm yellow (46.04° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.9% (better contrasting with black)
Stella Color Sample
Stella Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5d056

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Stella Color. The Turbinado Sugar color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Crunch (#f2b95f) for more calm effect. Try Glowing Lantern as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#567af5 is the best complementary color to Stella. 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 #f5d056 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 Cream Can are #f58056 and #caf556. Thus found on the left and right of #f5d056 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jaffa and Starship colors as they work well with Stella.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Stella palette consists of #8056f5 and #56caf5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#567af5). Try Cornflower Blue and Malibu colors in combination with #f5d056, 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 #f5d056 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 Stella. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Stella contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Brilliant Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5d056 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. Stella tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#567af5) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Rose – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56f5cf and #f5567a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5d056 is made of 45% red, 39% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Stella has a hue angle of 46.04°, a saturation of 88.83% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5d056 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 62.35% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #f5d056
RGB Decimal rgb(245,208,86)
RGB Percentage 45%, 39%, 16%
CMYK 0, 14.51, 62.35, 3.92
HSL hsl(46.04,88.83%,64.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(46.04,64.9%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.5847,-0.1754,63.4001)
XYZ xyz(61.8918,65.1961,18.1262)
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