Portafino Color

#ffffb4

Portafino is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #00004b
Complementary Color #b4b4ff
Color Shade: warm yellow (60° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.29% (better contrasting with black)
Portafino Color Sample
Portafino Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffffb4

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Portafino Color. The Parmesan 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 Cheesecake (#fffcda) for more calm effect. Try Wild Apple as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b4b4ff is the best complementary color to Portafino. 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 #ffffb4 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 yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Portafino are #ffd9b4 and #d9ffb4. Thus found on the left and right of #ffffb4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Frangipani and Reef colors as they work well with Portafino.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Portafino palette consists of #d9b4ff and #b4d9ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b4b4ff). Try Mauve and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffffb4, 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 #ffffb4 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 Portafino. Thus Lavender Rose and French Pass giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Portafino contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melrose, Aero Blue, and Cotton Candy split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffffb4 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and red 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. Portafino tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b4b4ff) 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 #b4ffff and #ffb4b4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffffb4 is made of 37% red, 37% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Portafino has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 85.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffffb4 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.41% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffffb4
RGB Decimal rgb(255,255,180)
RGB Percentage 37%, 37%, 26%
CMYK 0, 0, 29.41, 0
HSL hsl(60,100%,85.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(60,29.41%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(98.4621,-11.1993,35.9414)
XYZ xyz(85.2382,96.0753,57.2319)
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