Bright Yarrow Color

#face6d

Bright Yarrow is calm, 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 #053192
Complementary Color #6c98fa
Color Shade: orange (41.28° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.39% (better contrasting with black)
Bright Yarrow Color Sample
Bright Yarrow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #face6d

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bright Yarrow Color. The Lemon Peel color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sparkler (#ffee99) for more energetic effect. Try Spätzle Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6c98fa is the best complementary color to Bright Yarrow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #face6d complementary color is Cornflower Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Goldenrod are #fa876c and #dffa6c. Thus found on the left and right of #face6d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salmon and Canary colors as they work well with Bright Yarrow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bright Yarrow palette consists of #876cfa and #6cdffa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c98fa). Try Cornflower Blue and Malibu colors in combination with #face6d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #face6d 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 Bright Yarrow. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bright Yarrow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Pink Flamingo split by 90° on the color wheel. #face6d square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bright Yarrow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6c98fa) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tickle Me Pink – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6cfacd and #fa6c98.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #face6d is made of 44% red, 36% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Bright Yarrow has a hue angle of 41.28°, a saturation of 93.38% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #face6d is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 55.29% yellow and 1.96% black ink.

HEX #face6d
RGB Decimal rgb(250,206,109)
RGB Percentage 44%, 36%, 19%
CMYK 0, 17.26, 55.29, 1.96
HSL hsl(41.28,93.38%,70.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.28,56.4%,98.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.777,4.4452,53.382)
XYZ xyz(64.256,65.5707,23.7378)
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