Candlelight Yellow is pale, 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 | #080f38 |
| Complementary Color | #c6cdf7 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (51.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.45% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Candlelight Yellow Color. The Fragrant Jasmine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sunbathed (#f5dd98) for more energetic effect. Try Whipping Cream as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c6cdf7 is the best complementary color to Candlelight 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 #f7f0c7 complementary color is Tropical 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 Citrine White are #f7d8c6 and #e6f7c6. Thus found on the left and right of #f7f0c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Givry and Corn Field colors as they work well with Candlelight Yellow.
The split-complementary Candlelight Yellow palette consists of #d7c6f7 and #c6e6f7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6cdf7). Try Perfume and Tropical Blue colors in combination with #f7f0c7, 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 #f7f0c7 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 Candlelight Yellow. Thus Perfume and Humming Bird giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Candlelight Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Blue Romance, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #f7f0c7 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. Candlelight Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c6cdf7) and two others. The Humming Bird is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Tropical Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6f7f0 and #f7c6cd.
In a RGB color space, hex #f7f0c7 is made of 36% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Candlelight Yellow has a hue angle of 51.25°, a saturation of 75% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f7f0c7 is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 3.14% black ink.
| HEX | #f7f0c7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(247,240,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 35%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 18.82, 3.14 |
| HSL | hsl(51.25,75%,87.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(51.25,19.43%,96.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.4054,-4.1413,20.6943) |
| XYZ | xyz(79.8267,86.2179,66.4672) |