Philippine Yellow Color

#fecb00

Philippine Yellow is vibrant, 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 #0134ff
Complementary Color #0032fe
Color Shade: warm yellow (47.95° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.8% (better contrasting with black)
Philippine Yellow Color Sample
Philippine Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fecb00

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Philippine Yellow Color. The Eternal Summer color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Genoa Lemon (#fde910) for more calm effect. Try Gold Fusion as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0032fe is the best complementary color to Philippine 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 #fecb00 complementary color is Blue, 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 Supernova are #fe4b00 and #b1fe00. Thus found on the left and right of #fecb00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vermilion and Lime colors as they work well with Philippine Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Philippine Yellow palette consists of #4b00fe and #00b1fe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0032fe). Try Electric Violet and Dodger Blue colors in combination with #fecb00, 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 #fecb00 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 Philippine Yellow. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Philippine Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue, Spring Green, and Hollywood Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #fecb00 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. Philippine Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#0032fe) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Torch Red – 120° from the complementary Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00fecb and #fe0032.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fecb00 is made of 56% red, 44% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Philippine Yellow has a hue angle of 47.95°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fecb00 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 99.61% yellow and 0.39% black ink.

HEX #fecb00
RGB Decimal rgb(254,203,0)
RGB Percentage 56%, 44%, 0%
CMYK 0, 20, 99.61, 0.39
HSL hsl(47.95,100%,49.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(47.95,100%,99.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.8525,3.7662,84.9368)
XYZ xyz(62.229,63.7827,9.0315)
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