Hive is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #008 |
| Complementary Color | #77f |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Hive Color. The Sweet Corn 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 Yellow Tail (#fff29d) for more calm effect. Try Candle Flame as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#77f is the best complementary color to Hive. 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 #ff7 complementary color is White, 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 White are #fb7 and #bf7. Thus found on the left and right of #ff7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Hive.
The split-complementary Hive palette consists of #ba77ff and #77baff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#77f). Try Heliotrope and Malibu colors in combination with #ff7, 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 #ff7 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hive. Thus Blush Pink and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff7 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. Hive tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#77f) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77feff and #f77.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffff77 is made of 41% red, 41% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Hive has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffff77 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffff77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,255,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 41%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 53.33, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(60,100%,73.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,53.33%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(97.6771,-17.2542,63.8813) |
| XYZ | xyz(80.3298,94.1119,31.3843) |