Yellow Shimmer is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
Inverse Color | #071d35 |
Complementary Color | #c9e0f8 |
Color Shade: | orange (31.3° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 88.24% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Yellow Shimmer Color. The Clay Dust color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Avid Apricot (#f4c69f) for more energetic effect. Try Cactus Blooms as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c9e0f8 is the best complementary color to Yellow Shimmer. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f8e2ca complementary color is Tropical Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Givry are #f8cac9 and #f7f8c9. Thus found on the left and right of #f8e2ca on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Azalea and Corn Field colors as they work well with Yellow Shimmer.
The split-complementary Yellow Shimmer palette consists of #cac9f8 and #c9f7f8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9e0f8). Try Perfume and Humming Bird colors in combination with #f8e2ca, 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 #f8e2ca offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Yellow Shimmer. Thus Perfume and Humming Bird giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Yellow Shimmer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Blue Romance, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8e2ca square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Yellow Shimmer tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c9e0f8) and two others. The Humming Bird is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chantilly – 120° from the complementary Tropical Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9f8e2 and #f8c9e0.
In a RGB color space, hex #f8e2ca is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Yellow Shimmer has a hue angle of 31.3°, a saturation of 76.67% and a lightness of 88.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8e2ca is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 18.03% yellow and 2.75% black ink.
HEX | #f8e2ca |
RGB Decimal | rgb(248,226,202) |
RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
CMYK | 0, 8.62, 18.03, 2.75 |
HSL | hsl(31.3,76.67%,88.24%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.3,18.55%,97.25%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(91.0591,3.7749,14.4596) |
XYZ | xyz(76.5684,78.6134,67.0154) |