Sunflower 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 | #003aed |
| Complementary Color | #124bfe |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sunflower Color. The Citrine 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 Pieces of Eight (#ffaf38) for more calm effect. Try Late Afternoon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#124bfe is the best complementary color to Sunflower. 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 #ffc512 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 Lightning Yellow are #fe4e12 and #c2fe12. Thus found on the left and right of #ffc512 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vermilion and Lime colors as they work well with Sunflower.
The split-complementary Sunflower palette consists of #4e12fe and #12c2fe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#124bfe). Try Electric Violet and Dodger Blue colors in combination with #ffc512, 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 #ffc512 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 Sunflower. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sunflower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Spring Green, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffc512 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. Sunflower tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#124bfe) 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 #12fec4 and #fe124b.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffc512 is made of 54% red, 42% green and 4% blue. In a HSL mode Sunflower has a hue angle of 45.32°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 53.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffc512 is made of 0% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 92.94% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffc512 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,197,18) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 42%, 4% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.75, 92.94, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(45.32,100%,53.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.32,92.94%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.5055,7.437,82.2015) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.3154,61.2362,9.1604) |