Candied Yams is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #06589a |
| Complementary Color | #64b6f9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Candied Yams Color. The Mango Orange color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Golden Opportunity (#f7c070) for more calm effect. Try Just Peachy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#64b6f9 is the best complementary color to Candied Yams. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f9a765 complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tan Hide are #f9646c and #f9f164. Thus found on the left and right of #f9a765 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation and Portica colors as they work well with Candied Yams.
The split-complementary Candied Yams palette consists of #646cf9 and #64f9f1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#64b6f9). Try Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #f9a765, 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 #f9a765 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Candied Yams. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Candied Yams contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9a765 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Candied Yams tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#64b6f9) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #64f9a7 and #f964b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #f9a765 is made of 48% red, 32% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Candied Yams has a hue angle of 26.76°, a saturation of 92.5% and a lightness of 68.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9a765 is made of 0% cyan, 32.16% magenta, 58.04% yellow and 2.35% black ink.
| HEX | #f9a765 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(249,167,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 32%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 32.16, 58.04, 2.35 |
| HSL | hsl(26.76,92.5%,68.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.76,59.44%,97.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.2748,23.8223,45.9938) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.2346,48.7168,18.804) |