Golden Rays is calm, 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 | #09258b |
| Complementary Color | #748ff6 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (47.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.98% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Rays Color. The Ronchi 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 Saffron Mango (#f9bf58) for more energetic effect. Try Butterfield as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#748ff6 is the best complementary color to Golden Rays. 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 #f6da74 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 Marigold Yellow are #f69974 and #d0f674. Thus found on the left and right of #f6da74 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandy brown and Mindaro colors as they work well with Golden Rays.
The split-complementary Golden Rays palette consists of #9974f6 and #74d0f6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#748ff6). Try Portage and Malibu colors in combination with #f6da74, 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 #f6da74 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 Golden Rays. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Golden Rays contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Mint Green, and Persian Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6da74 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. Golden Rays tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#748ff6) and two others. The Aquamarine 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 #74f6da and #f67490.
In a RGB color space, hex #f6da74 is made of 42% red, 38% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Rays has a hue angle of 47.08°, a saturation of 87.84% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6da74 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 50.98% yellow and 3.53% black ink.
| HEX | #f6da74 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(246,218,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 38%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 50.98, 3.53 |
| HSL | hsl(47.08,87.84%,70.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(47.08,52.85%,96.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.4834,-2.7721,53.1798) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.2298,70.9966,26.736) |