Dolly Color

#f5f171

Dolly 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 #0a0e8e
Complementary Color #7074f5
Color Shade: warm yellow (58.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.2% (better contrasting with black)
Dolly Color Sample
Dolly Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5f171

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Dolly Color. The Fresh Pineapple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Energy Yellow (#f5d752) for more energetic effect. Try Royal Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7074f5 is the best complementary color to Dolly. 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 #f5f171 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 Portica are #f5ae70 and #b6f570. Thus found on the left and right of #f5f171 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rajah and Sulu colors as they work well with Dolly.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dolly palette consists of #af70f5 and #70b6f5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7074f5). Try Heliotrope and Malibu colors in combination with #f5f171, 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 #f5f171 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 Dolly. Thus Heliotrope and Spray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dolly contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Aquamarine, and Persian Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5f171 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. Dolly tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7074f5) and two others. The Spray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Froly – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #70f5f1 and #f57075.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5f171 is made of 41% red, 40% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Dolly has a hue angle of 58.18°, a saturation of 86.84% and a lightness of 70.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5f171 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 51.77% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #f5f171
RGB Decimal rgb(245,241,113)
RGB Percentage 41%, 40%, 19%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 51.77, 3.92
HSL hsl(58.18,86.84%,70.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(58.18,53.88%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.2396,-14.8726,61.2471)
XYZ xyz(72.0921,83.5153,27.9432)
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