Emoji Yellow Color

#ffde34

Emoji Yellow 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 #0021cb
Complementary Color #35f
Color Shade: warm yellow (50.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.2% (better contrasting with black)
Emoji Yellow Color Sample
Emoji Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffde34

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Emoji Yellow Color. The Bee Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dusky Yellow (#ffff05) for more calm effect. Try Not Yo Cheese as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#35f is the best complementary color to Emoji Yellow. 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 #ffde34 complementary color is White, 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 Bright Sun are #ff7833 and #baff33. Thus found on the left and right of #ffde34 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Crusta and Green Yellow colors as they work well with Emoji Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Emoji Yellow palette consists of #7833ff and #33baff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#35f). Try Electric Violet and Dodger Blue colors in combination with #ffde34, 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 #ffde34 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 Emoji Yellow. Thus White and Cyan / Aqua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Emoji Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Spring Green, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffde34 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. Emoji Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#35f) and two others. The Cyan / Aqua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #33ffde and #f35.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffde34 is made of 48% red, 42% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Emoji Yellow has a hue angle of 50.25°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 60.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffde34 is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 79.61% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffde34
RGB Decimal rgb(255,222,52)
RGB Percentage 48%, 42%, 10%
CMYK 0, 12.94, 79.61, 0
HSL hsl(50.25,100%,60.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(50.25,79.61%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.8044,-4.5932,79.9903)
XYZ xyz(67.9811,73.7505,13.9011)
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