Amber Yellow is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #0548a5 |
| Complementary Color | #599cfa |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Amber Yellow Color. The Rubber Ducky color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Tamago Egg (#fcd575) for more energetic effect. Try Highlighter Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#599cfa is the best complementary color to Amber Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fab75a complementary color is Cornflower 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 Saffron Mango are #fa6659 and #ecfa59. Thus found on the left and right of #fab75a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation and Canary colors as they work well with Amber Yellow.
The split-complementary Amber Yellow palette consists of #6659fa and #59ecfa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#599cfa). Try Cornflower Blue and Malibu colors in combination with #fab75a, 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 #fab75a 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 Amber Yellow. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Amber Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Pink Flamingo split by 90° on the color wheel. #fab75a 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. Amber Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#599cfa) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #59fab7 and #fa599c.
In a RGB color space, hex #fab75a is made of 48% red, 35% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Amber Yellow has a hue angle of 34.88°, a saturation of 94.12% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fab75a is made of 0% cyan, 26.28% magenta, 62.75% yellow and 1.96% black ink.
| HEX | #fab75a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(250,183,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 35%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.28, 62.75, 1.96 |
| HSL | hsl(34.88,94.12%,66.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.88,64%,98.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.0004,15.1086,55.6629) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.2033,54.9292,17.2076) |