Paper Tiger 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 | #020e50 |
| Complementary Color | #afbbfc |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.92% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Paper Tiger Color. The Lemon Burst color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bleach White (#fef3d8) for more calm effect. Try Faded Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#afbbfc is the best complementary color to Paper Tiger. 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 #fdf1af complementary color is Melrose, 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 Drover are #fccaaf and #e2fcaf. Thus found on the left and right of #fdf1af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot Peach and Tidal colors as they work well with Paper Tiger.
The split-complementary Paper Tiger palette consists of #caaffc and #afe2fc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afbbfc). Try Mauve and French Pass colors in combination with #fdf1af, 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 #fdf1af 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 Paper Tiger. Thus Mauve and French Pass giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paper Tiger contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melrose, Aero Blue, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fdf1af 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. Paper Tiger tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#afbbfc) and two others. The French Pass is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sundown – 120° from the complementary Melrose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #affcf1 and #fcafbb.
In a RGB color space, hex #fdf1af is made of 38% red, 36% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Paper Tiger has a hue angle of 50.77°, a saturation of 95.12% and a lightness of 83.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fdf1af is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 0.78% black ink.
| HEX | #fdf1af |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(253,241,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 36%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 30.59, 0.78 |
| HSL | hsl(50.77,95.12%,83.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.77,30.83%,99.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.6909,-5.6191,33.3934) |
| XYZ | xyz(79.7012,86.8884,53.1279) |