Lamenters 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 | #000149 |
| Complementary Color | #b6b6ff |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (59.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lamenters Yellow Color. The Cotton Tail 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 Spring Heat (#fffddd) for more calm effect. Try Sheer Sunlight as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b6b6ff is the best complementary color to Lamenters 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 #fffeb6 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 Portafino are #ffd9b6 and #dbffb6. Thus found on the left and right of #fffeb6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Frangipani and Reef colors as they work well with Lamenters Yellow.
The split-complementary Lamenters Yellow palette consists of #d9b6ff and #b6dbff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6b6ff). Try Mauve and French Pass colors in combination with #fffeb6, 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 #fffeb6 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 Lamenters Yellow. Thus Mauve and French Pass giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lamenters Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melrose, Aero Blue, and Cotton Candy split by 90° on the color wheel. #fffeb6 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. Lamenters Yellow tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b6b6ff) and two others. The French Pass 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 #b6fffe and #ffb6b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #fffeb6 is made of 37% red, 37% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Lamenters Yellow has a hue angle of 59.18°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 85.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fffeb6 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #fffeb6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,254,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 37%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 28.63, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(59.18,100%,85.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(59.18,28.63%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(98.2416,-10.4617,34.6499) |
| XYZ | xyz(85.1253,95.521,58.2068) |