Beekeeper 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 | #091b6e |
| Complementary Color | #90a2f6 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (49.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Beekeeper Color. The Golden Crest color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dandelion Tea (#f7eac1) for more calm effect. Try Butterblond as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#90a2f6 is the best complementary color to Beekeeper. 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 #f6e491 complementary color is Jordy 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 Marzipan are #f6b190 and #d5f690. Thus found on the left and right of #f6e491 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manhattan and Mindaro colors as they work well with Beekeeper.
The split-complementary Beekeeper palette consists of #b190f6 and #90d5f6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#90a2f6). Try Portage and Malibu colors in combination with #f6e491, 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 #f6e491 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 Beekeeper. Thus Heliotrope and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Beekeeper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Mint Green, and Illusion split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6e491 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. Beekeeper tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#90a2f6) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mauvelous – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #90f6e4 and #f690a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #f6e491 is made of 40% red, 37% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Beekeeper has a hue angle of 49.31°, a saturation of 84.87% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6e491 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 39.61% yellow and 3.53% black ink.
| HEX | #f6e491 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(246,228,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 37%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 39.61, 3.53 |
| HSL | hsl(49.31,84.87%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(49.31,41.06%,96.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.3786,-5.153,42.6745) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.8603,77.124,37.9397) |