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Mid Yellow 12

Languo Yellow warm

Languo WH-178 Mid Yellow 12 is a light yellow gel pen in the Yellow family. It sits in the mid-light value range, making it well-suited for warm light, autumn, sandy tones. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Yellow family Warm temperature 64% lightness
Warm lightAutumnSandy tonesAmber glowMuted orange
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Mid Yellow 12
Color Family
Yellow
Temperature
Warm
Lightness
64%
Saturation
49%
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
BG-173
Mid Yellow 3 Perceptual L73%
WH-177
Mid Orange 17 Perceptual L77%
Current Marker
WH-178
Mid Yellow 12 Perceptual L80%
Highlight Side
WH-175
Mid Orange 15 Perceptual L81%
BG-178
Mid Yellow 4 Perceptual L81%

Works Well With

Highlights
SD-272
Soft Yellow 4
+13 lightness
MT-05
Soft Yellow 7
+13 lightness
WH-171
Soft Yellow 2
+17 lightness
HN-901
Pale Yellow 3
+21 lightness
Shadows
HN-902
Mid Yellow 7
-14 lightness
MS-247
Deep Yellow 1
-25 lightness
BG-173
Mid Yellow 3
-26 lightness
Analogous Colors
SD-272
Soft Yellow 4
15° hue shift
BG-132
Pale Orange 5
16° hue shift
BG-191
Pale Orange 7
16° hue shift
HN-904
Mid Orange 13
16° hue shift
Complementary Accent

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

BG-505
Mid Blue 1
opposite hue
BG-158
Dark Blue 1
opposite hue
HL-709
Deep Blue 6
opposite hue
LM-254
Pale Blue 2
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where WH-178 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🧁 Sugar Rush Kitchen
Sunshine yellow, candy pink, sky blue, cherry coral, and cocoa brown.
Cozy
📖 Cozy Autumn Chapter
Wool cream, candle tan, maple gold, worn leather, and quiet olive make a soft reading-day palette.
Seasonal
⛽ 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
🌻 Midsummer Bloom
Wildflower field at noon vibrating pink and yellow; bees moving between blooms faster than the eye tracks.
Seasonal
📺 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

Similar Colors in Yellow

BG-902
Mid Yellow 1
light vivid yellow
#FEEF57
BG-184
Mid Yellow 6
light vivid yellow
#FFE858
WH-172
Mid Yellow 9
light vivid yellow
#EFE970
WH-173
Mid Yellow 10
light vivid yellow
#FBE14B
DB-185
Mid Yellow 15
mid vivid yellow
#F7D130
BG-804
Mid Yellow 2
light yellow
#D2E264
BG-171
Soft Yellow 1
mid yellow
#D1CB4A
BG-173
Mid Yellow 3
dark vivid yellow
#C4A500

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