The name points to the California poppy, adopted as California's state flower in 1903.

This digital swatch turns that flower cue into a solid, high-visibility field rather than a botanical match.

Blue is absent from this recipe.

With 252 red and 194 green, #FCC200 sits on the heated edge between yellow and orange.

Use it for a festival date, a roadside badge, or a bold cover line. Pacific blue cools the heat.

Redwood gives it regional depth, and charcoal lets the gold act as the only bright note.

Tints

Shades

Triadic

Monochromatic

Analogous

Complementary