Yellow Dragon 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 | #071b81 |
| Complementary Color | #7e92f8 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Yellow Dragon Color. The Biohazard Suit color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tōmorokoshi Yellow (#eec362) for more calm effect. Try Capricorn Golden Key as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7e92f8 is the best complementary color to Yellow Dragon. 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 #f8e47e 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 Sweet Corn are #f8a77e and #cff87e. Thus found on the left and right of #f8e47e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rajah and Mindaro colors as they work well with Yellow Dragon.
The split-complementary Yellow Dragon palette consists of #a67ef8 and #7ecff8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e92f8). Try Heliotrope and Malibu colors in combination with #f8e47e, 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 #f8e47e 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 Yellow Dragon. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Yellow Dragon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Mint Green, and Persian Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8e47e 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. Yellow Dragon tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7e92f8) 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 #7ef8e4 and #f87e91.
In a RGB color space, hex #f8e47e is made of 41% red, 38% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Yellow Dragon has a hue angle of 50.16°, a saturation of 89.71% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8e47e is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 47.84% yellow and 2.75% black ink.
| HEX | #f8e47e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(248,228,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 38%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.84, 47.84, 2.75 |
| HSL | hsl(50.16,89.71%,73.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.16,49.19%,97.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.2984,-6.1754,51.8563) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.2207,76.9496,30.8904) |