Glad Yellow is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #0a1e53 |
| Complementary Color | #abbff5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.76% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Glad Yellow Color. The Moccasin color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sunday Afternoon (#f6c778) for more energetic effect. Try Jackfruit as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#abbff5 is the best complementary color to Glad 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 #f5e1ac complementary color is Perano, 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 Wheat are #f5bcab and #e4f5ab. Thus found on the left and right of #f5e1ac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandys Pink and Gossip colors as they work well with Glad Yellow.
The split-complementary Glad Yellow palette consists of #bcabf5 and #abe4f5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abbff5). Try Perfume and Sail colors in combination with #f5e1ac, 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 #f5e1ac 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 Glad Yellow. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Glad Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Magic Mint, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5e1ac 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. Glad Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#abbff5) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #abf5e1 and #f5abbf.
In a RGB color space, hex #f5e1ac is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Glad Yellow has a hue angle of 43.56°, a saturation of 78.49% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5e1ac is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 3.92% black ink.
| HEX | #f5e1ac |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(245,225,172) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.84, 28.63, 3.92 |
| HSL | hsl(43.56,78.49%,81.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.56,29.8%,96.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.9713,-0.9209,28.4609) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.0278,76.2415,49.9495) |