Star Anise is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #a3afbd |
| Complementary Color | #424e5c |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Star Anise Color. The Demitasse color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Slugger (#42342b) for more energetic effect. Try Old Boot as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#424e5c is the best complementary color to Star Anise. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5c5042 complementary color is River Bed, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kabul are #5c4342 and #5a5c42. Thus found on the left and right of #5c5042 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kabul and Finch colors as they work well with Star Anise.
The split-complementary Star Anise palette consists of #43425c and #425a5c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#424e5c). Try Gun Powder and Mineral Green colors in combination with #5c5042, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #5c5042 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Star Anise. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Star Anise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Gray Asparagus, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c5042 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Star Anise tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#424e5c) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #425c50 and #5c424d.
In a RGB color space, hex #5c5042 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Star Anise has a hue angle of 32.31°, a saturation of 16.46% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c5042 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 63.92% black ink.
| HEX | #5c5042 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(92,80,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 10.2, 63.92 |
| HSL | hsl(32.31,16.46%,30.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.31,28.26%,36.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.8145,2.4939,10.0879) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2657,8.406,6.3411) |