Golden Boy Color

#ffdd44

Golden Boy 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 #02b
Complementary Color #4365ff
Color Shade: warm yellow (49.09° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.33% (better contrasting with black)
Golden Boy Color Sample
Golden Boy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffdd44

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Boy Color. The Sunny Yellow 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 Sunspark (#fbca69) for more calm effect. Try Golden Lock as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4365ff is the best complementary color to Golden Boy. 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 #fd4 complementary color is Dodger 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 White are #ff7f43 and #c3ff43. Thus found on the left and right of #fd4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral and Green Yellow colors as they work well with Golden Boy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Boy palette consists of #7f43ff and #43c3ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4365ff). Try Electric Violet and Dodger Blue colors in combination with #fd4, 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 #fd4 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 Golden Boy. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Boy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Screamin' Green, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fd4 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. Golden Boy tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4365ff) 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 #43ffdd and #ff4365.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffdd44 is made of 47% red, 41% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Boy has a hue angle of 49.09°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffdd44 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 73.33% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffdd44
RGB Decimal rgb(255,221,68)
RGB Percentage 47%, 41%, 13%
CMYK 0, 13.33, 73.33, 0
HSL hsl(49.09,100%,63.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(49.09,73.33%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.6335,-3.5087,74.7678)
XYZ xyz(68.1398,73.3903,16.0432)
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