Qing Yellow Color

#ffcc66

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

Inverse Color #039
Complementary Color #6598ff
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70% (better contrasting with black)
Qing Yellow Color Sample
Qing Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffcc66

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Qing Yellow Color. The Mandarin Sorbet 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 Flare (#fcaf52) for more calm effect. Try Quack Quack as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6598ff is the best complementary color to Qing 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 #fc6 complementary color is Malibu, 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 White are #ff7f65 and #e5ff65. Thus found on the left and right of #fc6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salmon and Canary colors as they work well with Qing Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Qing Yellow palette consists of #7f65ff and #65e5ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6598ff). Try Cornflower Blue and Malibu colors in combination with #fc6, 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 #fc6 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 Qing Yellow. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Qing Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Pink Flamingo split by 90° on the color wheel. #fc6 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. Qing Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6598ff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hot Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #65ffcb and #ff6598.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffcc66 is made of 45% red, 36% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Qing Yellow has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffcc66 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffcc66
RGB Decimal rgb(255,204,102)
RGB Percentage 45%, 36%, 18%
CMYK 0, 20, 60, 0
HSL hsl(40,100%,70%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,60%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.692,7.0202,56.6818)
XYZ xyz(65.2311,65.405,21.7568)
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