Yellow Tail is calm, 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 | #000d62 |
| Complementary Color | #9daaff |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (52.04° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.78% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Yellow Tail Color. The Snapdragon 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 Nǎi Yóu Sè Cream (#fdedc3) for more calm effect. Try Tamago Egg as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9daaff is the best complementary color to Yellow Tail. 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 #fff29d complementary color is Melrose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Picasso are #ffc19d and #dbff9d. Thus found on the left and right of #fff29d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flesh and Reef colors as they work well with Yellow Tail.
The split-complementary Yellow Tail palette consists of #c09dff and #9ddbff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9daaff). Try Mauve and Anakiwa colors in combination with #fff29d, 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 #fff29d 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 Yellow Tail. Thus Mauve and Anakiwa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Yellow Tail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melrose, Aquamarine, and Carnation Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #fff29d square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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 Tail tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9daaff) and two others. The Anakiwa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Salmon – 120° from the complementary Melrose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9dfff2 and #ff9daa.
In a RGB color space, hex #fff29d is made of 39% red, 37% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Yellow Tail has a hue angle of 52.04°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 80.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fff29d is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 38.43% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #fff29d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,242,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 37%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 38.43, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(52.04,100%,80.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(52.04,38.43%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.8225,-7.4184,42.5835) |
| XYZ | xyz(79.0779,87.1986,44.5614) |