Texas is calm, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #070663 |
| Complementary Color | #9d9cf9 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (60.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Texas Color. The Seduction color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Corn Field (#f8f3c4) for more calm effect. Try Carla as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9d9cf9 is the best complementary color to Texas. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f8f99c complementary color is Portage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Texas are #f9cb9c and #c9f99c. Thus found on the left and right of #f8f99c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corvette and Gossip colors as they work well with Texas.
The split-complementary Texas palette consists of #cb9cf9 and #9cc9f9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d9cf9). Try Perfume and Malibu colors in combination with #f8f99c, 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 #f8f99c offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Texas. Thus Lavender Rose and Charlotte giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Texas contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portage, Aquamarine, and Illusion split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8f99c square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Texas tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#9d9cf9) and two others. The Charlotte is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rose Bud – 120° from the complementary Portage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9cf7f9 and #f99d9c.
In a RGB color space, hex #f8f99c is made of 38% red, 38% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Texas has a hue angle of 60.65°, a saturation of 88.57% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8f99c is made of 0.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 2.35% black ink.
| HEX | #f8f99c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(248,249,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 38%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0.4, 0, 36.47, 2.35 |
| HSL | hsl(60.65,88.57%,79.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60.65,37.35%,97.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.0416,-13.6468,44.5283) |
| XYZ | xyz(78.5878,90.1081,44.7031) |