Wheel of Dharma Color

#ffcd00

Wheel of Dharma 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 #0032ff
Complementary Color #0031ff
Color Shade: warm yellow (48.24° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with black)
Wheel of Dharma Color Sample
Wheel of Dharma Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffcd00

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Wheel of Dharma Color. The Yellow Exhilaration 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 Banana Bombshell (#f7e82e) for more calm effect. Try Armageddon Dust as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0031ff is the best complementary color to Wheel of Dharma. 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 #ffcd00 complementary color is Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Supernova are #ff4d00 and #b1ff00. Thus found on the left and right of #ffcd00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vermilion and Lime colors as they work well with Wheel of Dharma.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wheel of Dharma palette consists of #4d00ff and #00b1ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0031ff). Try Electric Violet and Dodger Blue colors in combination with #ffcd00, 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 #ffcd00 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 Wheel of Dharma. Thus White and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wheel of Dharma contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue, Spring Green, and Hollywood Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffcd00 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Wheel of Dharma tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#0031ff) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Torch Red – 120° from the complementary Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00ffcd and #ff0031.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffcd00 is made of 55% red, 45% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Wheel of Dharma has a hue angle of 48.24°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffcd00 is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffcd00
RGB Decimal rgb(255,205,0)
RGB Percentage 55%, 45%, 0%
CMYK 0, 19.61, 100, 0
HSL hsl(48.24,100%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(48.24,100%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.4439,3.1675,85.3946)
XYZ xyz(63.0713,64.9226,9.2071)
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