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Soft Yellow 2

Languo Yellow warm

Languo WH-171 Soft Yellow 2 is a pale vivid yellow gel pen in the Yellow family. It sits in the highlight range, making it well-suited for golden highlights, warm sunlight, sand. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Yellow family Warm temperature 81% lightness
Golden highlightsWarm sunlightSandGolden hourBright accents
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Soft Yellow 2
Color Family
Yellow
Temperature
Warm
Lightness
81%
Saturation
86%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Computed lighter and darker shades from the displayed swatches. Test them on your paper before blending.

Shadow Side
DB-184
Mid Yellow 14 Perceptual L94%
BG-902
Mid Yellow 1 Perceptual L94%
Current Marker
WH-171
Soft Yellow 2 Perceptual L95%
Highlight Side
HN-901
Pale Yellow 3 Perceptual L95%
SD-271
Pale Yellow 4 Perceptual L96%

Works Well With

Highlights
DC-208
Pale Yellow 2
+12 lightness
DC-201
Pale Yellow 1
+13 lightness
Shadows
BG-183
Mid Yellow 5
-12 lightness
WH-172
Mid Yellow 9
-12 lightness
BG-902
Mid Yellow 1
-14 lightness
BG-184
Mid Yellow 6
-14 lightness
Analogous Colors
MB-105
Mid Orange 19
15° hue shift
GJ-217
Soft Orange 10
15° hue shift
FS-193
Soft Orange 12
15° hue shift
JY-143
Soft Orange 17
15° hue shift
Complementary Accent

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

LM-256
Soft Blue 3
opposite hue
MZ-505
Mid Blue 8
opposite hue
LM-255
Soft Blue 2
opposite hue
BH-158
Mid Blue 6
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where WH-171 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🛁 Bubblegum Bath
Bubblegum pink and sunshine yellow float with blush, peach, aqua, and soft lavender in a fizzy bath.
Mood
🏬 Empty Mall Atrium
Skylight bleaching the marble at 10am on a Tuesday; no one is here and it feels like a test.
Emotional
🌸 Regency Garden
Powder blue, periwinkle, and blush gilded with gold — opulence kept soft as garden silk.
TV & Film
🎀 Powder & Pastel
Powdered pink and mint with lavender and gold ornament — sweetness gilded into gentle excess.
Eras
🌾 Golden Beige
Light-medium skin, warm beige with honey at the high points.
Skin Tones
🌼 Soft Buttercup
Pale spring yellow in a field you could nap in — soft enough to be gentle, bright enough to matter.
Seasonal
🌞 High Summer Noon
Bleached midday — white sky, pale gold, the shadows hiding under their own objects.
Seasonal
🧁 Sugar Rush Kitchen
Sunshine yellow, candy pink, sky blue, cherry coral, and cocoa brown.
Cozy

Similar Colors in Yellow

HN-901
Pale Yellow 3
pale vivid yellow
#F6F3BA
MY-205
Soft Yellow 3
light yellow
#DDDC9C
SD-271
Pale Yellow 4
near-white vivid yellow
#F6F3C5
SD-272
Soft Yellow 4
pale yellow
#E5E8A1
MT-05
Soft Yellow 7
pale yellow
#E9E6A2
BG-902
Mid Yellow 1
light vivid yellow
#FEEF57
BG-171
Soft Yellow 1
mid yellow
#D1CB4A
BG-173
Mid Yellow 3
dark vivid yellow
#C4A500

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