Transparent Yellow Color

#ffeeaa

Transparent Yellow is pale, 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 #015
Complementary Color #a9baff
Color Shade: warm yellow (48° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.33% (better contrasting with black)
Transparent Yellow Color Sample
Transparent Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffeeaa

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Transparent Yellow Color. The Pastel Moon Creme color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Candlestick Point (#fff1d5) for more calm effect. Try Spring Heat as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a9baff is the best complementary color to Transparent 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 #fea complementary color is Melrose, 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 #ffc3a9 and #e5ffa9. Thus found on the left and right of #fea on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wax Flower and Tidal colors as they work well with Transparent Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Transparent Yellow palette consists of #c3a9ff and #a9e5ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9baff). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #fea, 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 #fea 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 Transparent Yellow. Thus Mauve and Anakiwa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Transparent Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melrose, Mint Green, and Cotton Candy split by 90° on the color wheel. #fea 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. Transparent Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a9baff) and two others. The Anakiwa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sundown – 120° from the complementary Melrose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9ffee and #ffa9ba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffeeaa is made of 38% red, 36% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Transparent Yellow has a hue angle of 48°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffeeaa is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffeeaa
RGB Decimal rgb(255,238,170)
RGB Percentage 38%, 36%, 26%
CMYK 0, 6.67, 33.33, 0
HSL hsl(48,100%,83.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(48,33.33%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(94.0171,-3.9624,35.0462)
XYZ xyz(79.0702,85.3114,50.3295)
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