Primrose Path Color

#ffe262

Primrose Path 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 #001d9d
Complementary Color #617eff
Color Shade: warm yellow (48.92° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.22% (better contrasting with black)
Primrose Path Color Sample
Primrose Path Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffe262

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Primrose Path Color. The Grandis color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Grilled Cheese (#ffc85f) for more calm effect. Try Oberon as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#617eff is the best complementary color to Primrose Path. 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 #ffe262 complementary color is Cornflower 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 Dandelion are #ff9361 and #cdff61. Thus found on the left and right of #ffe262 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Atomic Tangerine and Canary colors as they work well with Primrose Path.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Primrose Path palette consists of #9361ff and #61cdff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#617eff). Try Heliotrope and Malibu colors in combination with #ffe262, 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 #ffe262 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 Primrose Path. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Primrose Path contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Hot Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffe262 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. Primrose Path tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#617eff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wild Watermelon – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #61ffe1 and #ff617e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffe262 is made of 44% red, 39% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Primrose Path has a hue angle of 48.92°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 69.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffe262 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 61.57% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffe262
RGB Decimal rgb(255,226,98)
RGB Percentage 44%, 39%, 17%
CMYK 0, 11.37, 61.57, 0
HSL hsl(48.92,100%,69.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(48.92,61.57%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.107,-4.4502,64.5181)
XYZ xyz(70.641,76.5346,22.6047)
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