Lightning Yellow Color

#fcc01e

Lightning Yellow is soft, 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 #033fe1
Complementary Color #1e59fc
Color Shade: orange (43.78° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 55.29% (better contrasting with black)
Lightning Yellow Color Sample
Lightning Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fcc01e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Lightning Yellow Color. The Bee Cluster 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 Down on the Sunflower Valley (#ffdf2b) for more energetic effect. Try Sundried as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#1e59fc is the best complementary color to Lightning 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 #fcc01e complementary color is Blue Ribbon, 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 Lightning Yellow are #fc511e and #c9fc1e. Thus found on the left and right of #fcc01e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Orange and Electric Lime colors as they work well with Lightning Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lightning Yellow palette consists of #501efc and #1ec9fc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1e59fc). Try Electric Violet and Dodger Blue colors in combination with #fcc01e, 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 #fcc01e 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 Lightning Yellow. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lightning Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcc01e 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. Lightning Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1e59fc) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Radical Red – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1efcbf and #fc1e59.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fcc01e is made of 53% red, 41% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Lightning Yellow has a hue angle of 43.78°, a saturation of 97.37% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcc01e is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 87.06% yellow and 1.18% black ink.

HEX #fcc01e
RGB Decimal rgb(252,192,30)
RGB Percentage 53%, 41%, 6%
CMYK 0, 23.53, 87.06, 1.18
HSL hsl(43.78,97.37%,55.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(43.78,88.1%,98.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.0096,8.9277,78.8772)
XYZ xyz(59.2289,58.4885,9.396)
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