Icterine 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 | #0308a1 |
| Complementary Color | #5d62fc |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (58.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.84% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Icterine Color. The Sunny Side Up 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 Energy Yellow (#f5d752) for more calm effect. Try Golden Period as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5d62fc is the best complementary color to Icterine. 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 #fcf75e 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 Canary are #fca85d and #b1fc5d. Thus found on the left and right of #fcf75e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tan Hide and Green Yellow colors as they work well with Icterine.
The split-complementary Icterine palette consists of #a85dfc and #5db2fc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d62fc). Try Heliotrope and Malibu colors in combination with #fcf75e, 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 #fcf75e 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 Icterine. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Icterine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Aquamarine, and Hot Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcf75e 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. Icterine tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5d62fc) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carnation – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5dfcf7 and #fc5d62.
In a RGB color space, hex #fcf75e is made of 42% red, 42% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Icterine has a hue angle of 58.1°, a saturation of 96.34% and a lightness of 67.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcf75e is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 61.96% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #fcf75e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(252,247,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 42%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 61.96, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(58.1,96.34%,67.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(58.1,62.7%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.1715,-16.2765,71.5287) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.426,88.0251,23.6048) |