Primrose Yellow 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 | #092eaa |
| Complementary Color | #557af5 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.9% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Primrose Yellow Color. The Midsummer Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mango Loco (#feb81c) for more energetic effect. Try Glowing Lantern as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#557af5 is the best complementary color to Primrose 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 #f6d155 complementary color is Cornflower Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #f58055 and #caf555. Thus found on the left and right of #f6d155 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jaffa and Starship colors as they work well with Primrose Yellow.
The split-complementary Primrose Yellow palette consists of #8055f5 and #55caf5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#557af5). Try Cornflower Blue and Malibu colors in combination with #f6d155, 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 #f6d155 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 Primrose Yellow. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Primrose Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Brilliant Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6d155 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Primrose Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#557af5) 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 #55f5d1 and #f55579.
In a RGB color space, hex #f6d155 is made of 46% red, 39% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Primrose Yellow has a hue angle of 46.21°, a saturation of 89.94% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6d155 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 63.14% yellow and 3.53% black ink.
| HEX | #f6d155 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(246,209,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 39%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.51, 63.14, 3.53 |
| HSL | hsl(46.21,89.94%,64.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.21,65.45%,96.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.9197,-0.329,64.2065) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.4462,65.8496,18.0133) |