Yellow Corn is calm, 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 | #002177 |
| Complementary Color | #87a8ff |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Yellow Corn Color. The Glowlight color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gold's Great Touch (#ffc265) for more calm effect. Try Drop of Lemon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#87a8ff is the best complementary color to Yellow Corn. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffde88 complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Salomie are #ffa287 and #e4ff87. Thus found on the left and right of #ffde88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vivid Tangerine and Honeysuckle colors as they work well with Yellow Corn.
The split-complementary Yellow Corn palette consists of #a287ff and #87e4ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#87a8ff). Try Heliotrope and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffde88, 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 #ffde88 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 Yellow Corn. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Yellow Corn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffde88 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Yellow Corn tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#87a8ff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Salmon – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #87ffdd and #ff87a8.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffde88 is made of 42% red, 36% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Yellow Corn has a hue angle of 43.36°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffde88 is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffde88 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,222,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 36%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.94, 46.67, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(43.36,100%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.36,46.67%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.524,0.537,46.2004) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.8052,75.2801,34.0385) |