Here’s a quick way to make the best designs. Color theory yellow-orange tips.
Color theory is the secret sauce of a successful color palette. So, in my color theory series, I have brought color theory yellow-orange color tips.
Yellow-orange is a warm color. Red, yellow, and orange are all warm colors. You can obtain yellow-orange if you mix orange and yellow in ratio 1:1. Or, you could mix red and yellow in a ratio of 1:2 to get yellow-orange.
Most colors have warm and cool undertones. But, yellow-orange can never be cool. Warm colors are energetic and lively. Brands with youthful and creative personalities can rely on yellow-orange.
Orange can be aggressive. But, when you mix yellow with orange, it gets brighter and more pleasant to the viewer. Yellow-orange can represent fresh and fruity colors. If orange reminds us of orange juice brands, yellow-orange reminds us of mango juice.
Yellow-orange represents many emotions.
Emotion #1. Enthusiasm
You could share motivational messages or infographics about your latest products and keep the background yellow-orange.
Emotion #2. Optimism
Yellow-orange represents sunshine and warmth.
If you operate a B2B business then you can use yellow-orange in your Call to Action.
Emotion #3. Attractive but not vibrant
Pure yellow or orange can be too vibrant. The viewer can hurt their eyes if they stare at them for too long. Yellow-orange can draw attention without being too vibrant.
Emotion #4. Autumn
While brands that sell natural or herbal products should choose green color, it is not suitable for creative or youthful brand personalities. If you cater to kids then choose autumn (warm colors) as your theme as an alternative to greens (mostly cool).
If you mix browns, reds, and yellows to yellow-orange, it reminds you of autumn.
You can use various colors with yellow-orange.
Notice how I kept the background purple in the above image. Purple has not muted the brightness of autumn but created a contrast with the yellow and maroons. Purple has blue color in it. Blue and yellow-orange are complementary. When you use complementary colors, they give balance to the design.
In the first image, I have used a blue background. It has cooled down the warmth of orange and yellow-orange.
Purple (9)
The purple background makes the image look decorative. While the sophisticated blue color makes the first image in this blog look formal and educational.
These colors go well with yellow-orange
Yellow (1), orange (2), and brown (12)
Yellow-orange falls close to these colors. Yellow-orange does not create any contrast with these colors. Consider any box. You could keep one color of the pair dominant and the other color to work with it. For example, you could use a yellow color border with a yellow-orange background.
Red (3), maroon (4), and browns (10, 11)
Yellow-orange is a lighter color compared to these colors. Yellow-orange does not bring any contrast but is not similar to the other color either. All of them are autumn colors. If you want to keep the color theme like an autumn scene then use such a color palette.
Blue (5, 6, 7, 8)
You could choose any one blue then use yellow-orange color. They are complementary colors. They create balance and contrast. You can use any one of them in the background and another as text color.
Colors close to yellow-orange
Orange, yellow, amber, gold, freesia, and burnt-orange are similar to yellow-orange. If you love to use a lot of similar colors in the color palette to imitate the effects of light and shade then this chart will be useful.
If you take a look at the twelve-color wheel then yellow-orange is a tertiary color. We make tertiary colors when we mix primary and secondary colors. Yellow is a primary color and orange is a secondary color. Yellow-orange falls between them so it is a tertiary color.
Conclusion
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