Lamplight is soft, 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 | #002ebf |
| Complementary Color | #406dff |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lamplight Color. The Yellow-Bellied 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 Casablanca (#f8b853) for more calm effect. Try Sand Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#406dff is the best complementary color to Lamplight. 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 #ffd140 complementary color is Dodger Blue, 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 Bright Sun are #ff7140 and #cdff40. Thus found on the left and right of #ffd140 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burning Orange and Green Yellow colors as they work well with Lamplight.
The split-complementary Lamplight palette consists of #7140ff and #40cdff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#406dff). Try Electric Violet and Dodger Blue colors in combination with #ffd140, 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 #ffd140 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 Lamplight. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lamplight contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Screamin' Green, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffd140 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. Lamplight tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#406dff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Radical Red – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40ffd1 and #ff406d.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffd140 is made of 48% red, 40% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Lamplight has a hue angle of 45.55°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffd140 is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 74.9% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffd140 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,209,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 40%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.04, 74.9, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(45.55,100%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.55,74.9%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.6205,2.4194,73.3023) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.9659,67.2311,14.4033) |