Straw Gold is soft, 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 | #030986 |
| Complementary Color | #797ffc |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (57.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.14% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Straw Gold Color. The Conifer Blossom color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lemon Zest (#f9d857) for more calm effect. Try Transparent Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#797ffc is the best complementary color to Straw Gold. 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 #fcf679 complementary color is Cornflower Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Marigold Yellow are #fcb479 and #c0fc79. Thus found on the left and right of #fcf679 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Macaroni and Cheese and Mindaro colors as they work well with Straw Gold.
The split-complementary Straw Gold palette consists of #b479fc and #79c0fc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#797ffc). Try Heliotrope and Malibu colors in combination with #fcf679, 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 #fcf679 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 Straw Gold. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Straw Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Aquamarine, and Persian Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcf679 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Straw Gold tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#797ffc) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Geraldine – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #79fcf6 and #fc797f.
In a RGB color space, hex #fcf679 is made of 41% red, 40% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Straw Gold has a hue angle of 57.25°, a saturation of 95.62% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcf679 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 51.37% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #fcf679 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(252,246,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 40%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 51.37, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(57.25,95.62%,73.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(57.25,51.98%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.1557,-13.9163,60.0222) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.5518,87.9875,31.0377) |