Candy Corn Color

#fcfc5d

Candy Corn 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 #0303a2
Complementary Color #5d5dfb
Color Shade: warm yellow (60° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.65% (better contrasting with black)
Candy Corn Color Sample
Candy Corn Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fcfc5d

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Candy Corn Color. The Banana Yellow 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 Gilded (#f4db4f) for more calm effect. Try Fluffy Duckling as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5d5dfb is the best complementary color to Candy Corn. 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 #fcfc5d complementary color is Cornflower Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Canary are #fbac5d and #acfb5d. Thus found on the left and right of #fcfc5d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tan Hide and Green Yellow colors as they work well with Candy Corn.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Candy Corn palette consists of #ac5dfb and #5dacfb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d5dfb). Try Heliotrope and Malibu colors in combination with #fcfc5d, 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 #fcfc5d 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 Candy Corn. Thus Pink Flamingo and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Candy Corn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Aquamarine, and Brilliant Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcfc5d 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. Candy Corn tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5d5dfb) 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 #5dfbfb and #fb5d5d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fcfc5d is made of 42% red, 42% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Candy Corn has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 96.36% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcfc5d is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.35% yellow and 1.18% black ink.

HEX #fcfc5d
RGB Decimal rgb(252,252,93)
RGB Percentage 42%, 42%, 16%
CMYK 0, 0, 62.35, 1.18
HSL hsl(60,96.36%,67.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(60,63.1%,98.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(96.4539,-18.7453,73.2637)
XYZ xyz(76.9311,91.1066,23.8866)
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