Golden Hermes Color

#ffffbb

Golden Hermes 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 #004
Complementary Color #bbf
Color Shade: warm yellow (60° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.67% (better contrasting with black)
Golden Hermes Color Sample
Golden Hermes Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffffbb

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Hermes Color. The Scotch Mist 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 Ceramite White (#fefee0) for more calm effect. Try Half and Half as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#bbf is the best complementary color to Golden Hermes. 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 #ffb complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #fdb and #dfb. Thus found on the left and right of #ffb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Golden Hermes.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Hermes palette consists of #dcbbff and #bbdcff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbf). Try Mauve and French Pass colors in combination with #ffb, 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 #ffb 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 Golden Hermes. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Hermes contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffb square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Golden Hermes tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#bbf) and two others. The White 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 #bff and #fbb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffffbb is made of 37% red, 37% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Hermes has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffffbb is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffffbb
RGB Decimal rgb(255,255,187)
RGB Percentage 37%, 37%, 27%
CMYK 0, 0, 26.67, 0
HSL hsl(60,100%,86.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(60,26.67%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(98.5782,-10.3244,32.5991)
XYZ xyz(85.9696,96.3679,61.0835)
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