Placebo Yellow Color

#fcfbeb

Placebo Yellow is pale, 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 #030414
Complementary Color #ebecfb
Color Shade: warm yellow (56.47° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 95.49% (better contrasting with black)
Placebo Yellow Color Sample
Placebo Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fcfbeb

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Placebo Yellow Color. The Yellowed Bone color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Almond Oil (#f4efc1) for more calm effect. Try Corn Field as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ebecfb is the best complementary color to Placebo 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 #fcfbeb complementary color is Link Water, 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 Citrine White are #fbf2eb and #f4fbeb. Thus found on the left and right of #fcfbeb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Linen and Rum Swizzle colors as they work well with Placebo Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Placebo Yellow palette consists of #f2ebfb and #ebf4fb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ebecfb). Try Selago and Polar colors in combination with #fcfbeb, 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 #fcfbeb 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 Placebo Yellow. Thus Selago and Polar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Placebo Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, White Ice, and Carousel Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcfbeb 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. Placebo Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#ebecfb) and two others. The Polar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Linen – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ebfbfa and #fbebeb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fcfbeb is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Placebo Yellow has a hue angle of 56.47°, a saturation of 73.91% and a lightness of 95.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcfbeb is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 1.18% black ink.

HEX #fcfbeb
RGB Decimal rgb(252,251,235)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 0.39, 6.66, 1.18
HSL hsl(56.47,73.91%,95.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(56.47,6.75%,98.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(98.3081,-2.379,7.7714)
XYZ xyz(89.6375,95.688,92.3425)
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