Old Yella is calm, 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 | #011265 |
| Complementary Color | #9aaafe |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (49.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Yella Color. The Oasis Sand color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Yogurt (#ffecc3) for more energetic effect. Try Golden Plumeria as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9aaafe is the best complementary color to Old Yella. 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 #feed9a 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 Picasso are #febb9a and #dcfe9a. Thus found on the left and right of #feed9a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wax Flower and Jonquil colors as they work well with Old Yella.
The split-complementary Old Yella palette consists of #bb9afe and #9adcfe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9aaafe). Try Mauve and Anakiwa colors in combination with #feed9a, 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 #feed9a 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 Old Yella. Thus Mauve and Anakiwa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Yella contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melrose, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #feed9a 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. Old Yella tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9aaafe) and two others. The Anakiwa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Salmon – 120° from the complementary Melrose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9afeed and #fe9aaa.
In a RGB color space, hex #feed9a is made of 39% red, 37% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Old Yella has a hue angle of 49.8°, a saturation of 98.04% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #feed9a is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 39.22% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #feed9a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,237,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 37%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 39.22, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(49.8,98.04%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(49.8,39.37%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.4385,-5.6288,42.2689) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.99,83.9723,42.7223) |