Custard 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 | #000287 |
| Complementary Color | #787aff |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (59.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Custard Color. The Old Yella 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 Drover (#fbeb9b) for more calm effect. Try Vis Vis as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#787aff is the best complementary color to Custard. 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 #fffd78 complementary color is Cornflower Blue, 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 Paris Daisy are #ffb978 and #bdff78. Thus found on the left and right of #fffd78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Macaroni and Cheese and Reef colors as they work well with Custard.
The split-complementary Custard palette consists of #b978ff and #78bdff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#787aff). Try Heliotrope and Malibu colors in combination with #fffd78, 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 #fffd78 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 Custard. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Custard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Aquamarine, and Hot Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #fffd78 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. Custard tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#787aff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salmon – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #78fffd and #ff7879.
In a RGB color space, hex #fffd78 is made of 41% red, 40% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Custard has a hue angle of 59.11°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 73.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fffd78 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 52.94% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #fffd78 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,253,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 40%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 52.94, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(59.11,100%,73.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(59.11,52.94%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(97.1734,-16.2128,62.8638) |
| XYZ | xyz(79.7554,92.8666,31.4908) |