Chrome Yellow Color

#ffa700

Chrome Yellow is vibrant, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #0058ff
Complementary Color #0057ff
Color Shade: orange (39.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Chrome Yellow Color Sample
Chrome Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffa700

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Chrome Yellow Color. The American Orange color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fleur de Sel Caramel (#da8704) for more calm effect. Try Immortelle Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0057ff is the best complementary color to Chrome Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffa700 complementary color is Blue Ribbon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Web Orange are #ff2700 and #d7ff00. Thus found on the left and right of #ffa700 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scarlet and Chartreuse Yellow colors as they work well with Chrome Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chrome Yellow palette consists of #2700ff and #00d7ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0057ff). Try Blue and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #ffa700, 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 #ffa700 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chrome Yellow. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chrome Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Green, and Purple Pizzazz split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffa700 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Chrome Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#0057ff) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Torch Red – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00ffa7 and #ff0057.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffa700 is made of 60% red, 40% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Chrome Yellow has a hue angle of 39.29°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffa700 is made of 0% cyan, 34.51% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffa700
RGB Decimal rgb(255,167,0)
RGB Percentage 60%, 40%, 0%
CMYK 0, 34.51, 100, 0
HSL hsl(39.29,100%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.29,100%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.3875,22.8931,79.2542)
XYZ xyz(55.0587,48.8974,6.5362)
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