Citrus Splash 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 | #003bff |
| Complementary Color | #003aff |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Citrus Splash Color. The Angel's Trumpet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Late Afternoon (#f8ab33) for more calm effect. Try Mustard as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#003aff is the best complementary color to Citrus Splash. 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 #ffc400 complementary color is Blue Ribbon, 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 Amber are #f40 and #baff00. Thus found on the left and right of #ffc400 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Lime colors as they work well with Citrus Splash.
The split-complementary Citrus Splash palette consists of #40f and #00baff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#003aff). Try White and Dodger Blue colors in combination with #ffc400, 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 #ffc400 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 Citrus Splash. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Citrus Splash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, White, and Purple Pizzazz split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffc400 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. Citrus Splash tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#003aff) and two others. The Bright Turquoise 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 #00ffc4 and #ff003a.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffc400 is made of 57% red, 43% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Citrus Splash has a hue angle of 46.12°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffc400 is made of 0% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffc400 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,196,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 43%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.14, 100, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(46.12,100%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.12,100%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.2387,7.7978,83.8666) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.9799,60.7399,8.51) |