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Straw Yellow

DecoTime Yellow warm

DecoTime 223 Straw Yellow is a pale vivid yellow alcohol marker in the Yellow family. It sits in the lighter value range, making it well-suited for sunset, citrus, fire. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Yellow family Warm temperature 77% lightness
SunsetCitrusFireWarm highlightsVivid autumn
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Straw Yellow
Color Family
Yellow
Temperature
Warm
Lightness
77%
Saturation
75%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Yellow family — layer from shadow to highlight for smooth gradients.

Shadow Side
141
Buttercup Yellow L61%
35
Lemon Yellow L71%
Current Marker
223
Straw Yellow L77%
Highlight Side
38
Pale Yellow L78%
37
Pastel Yellow L82%

Works Well With

Highlights
36
Cream
+17 lightness
Shadows
141
Buttercup Yellow
-16 lightness
33
Pineapple
-22 lightness
34
Yellow
-22 lightness
45
Canaria Yellow
-22 lightness
Analogous Colors
29
Barely Beige
15° hue shift
99
Bronze
15° hue shift
252
Warm Beige
15° hue shift
256
Warm Caramel
15° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

70
Royal Blue
opposite hue
72
Napoleon Blue
opposite hue
195
Dark Denim Blue
opposite hue
71
Cobalt Blue
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where 223 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🧁 Sugar Rush Kitchen
Sunshine yellow, candy pink, sky blue, cherry coral, and cocoa brown.
Cozy
⛽ Desert Gas Station
Bleached tan. Heat shimmer. Rust and old diesel.
Environment
🖼 Impressionist
Garden in late afternoon dappled through poplars; violet shadow and broken gold trembling on the path.
Art Style
📺 Dreamcore Static
Yellow-green hallway extending past where memory ends; the carpet doesn't repeat and the doors are all wrong.
Emotional
🏬 Empty Mall Atrium
Skylight bleaching the marble at 10am on a Tuesday; no one is here and it feels like a test.
Emotional
📮 Vintage Postcard
Faded teal and warm cream — sent from a coast you'd rather be on, postmarked a decade you keep returning to.
Cinematic
🌅 Golden Hour Skin
Amber warmth flooding every highlight — the light that makes every complexion look like it was painted.
Skin Tones
🌸 Regency Garden
Powder blue, periwinkle, and blush gilded with gold — opulence kept soft as garden silk.
TV & Film

Similar Colors in Yellow

35
Lemon Yellow
light vivid yellow
#F8F070
37
Pastel Yellow
pale vivid yellow
#F8F0A8
220
Pastel Mellow Yellow
pale vivid yellow
#F8F0A8
30
Mustard
mid vivid orange
#C89020
31
Dark Yellow
mid vivid orange
#D8A020
33
Pineapple
mid vivid yellow
#F8D820
34
Yellow
mid vivid yellow
#F8F020
38
Pale Yellow
pale vivid yellow
#EEF0A0

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