Swedish Yellow Color

#fce081

Swedish Yellow is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #031f7e
Complementary Color #819cfc
Color Shade: warm yellow (46.34° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.71% (better contrasting with black)
Swedish Yellow Color Sample
Swedish Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fce081

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Swedish Yellow Color. The Sunset Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called After Shock (#fec65f) for more energetic effect. Try Hawker's Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#819cfc is the best complementary color to Swedish Yellow. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fce081 complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sweet Corn are #fca281 and #dafc81. Thus found on the left and right of #fce081 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vivid Tangerine and Honeysuckle colors as they work well with Swedish Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Swedish Yellow palette consists of #a281fc and #81dafc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#819cfc). Try Heliotrope and Malibu colors in combination with #fce081, 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 #fce081 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Swedish Yellow. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Swedish Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Persian Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #fce081 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Swedish Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#819cfc) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tickle Me Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81fce0 and #fc819d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fce081 is made of 42% red, 37% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Swedish Yellow has a hue angle of 46.34°, a saturation of 95.35% and a lightness of 74.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fce081 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 48.23% yellow and 1.18% black ink.

HEX #fce081
RGB Decimal rgb(252,224,129)
RGB Percentage 42%, 37%, 21%
CMYK 0, 10.98, 48.23, 1.18
HSL hsl(46.34,95.35%,74.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(46.34,48.81%,98.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.6694,-2.3037,49.7313)
XYZ xyz(70.763,75.5917,31.6299)
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