Star Dust is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #606063 |
| Complementary Color | #9c9c9f |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Star Dust Color. The Grey Jade color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Soft Sage (#bcbcae) for more energetic effect. Try Green Onyx as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9c9c9f is the best complementary color to Star Dust. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9f9f9c complementary color is Manatee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Star Dust are #9f9d9c and #9d9f9c. Thus found on the left and right of #9f9f9c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dawn and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Star Dust.
The split-complementary Star Dust palette consists of #9d9c9f and #9c9d9f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c9c9f). Try Mountain Mist and Manatee colors in combination with #9f9f9c, 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 #9f9f9c offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Star Dust. Thus Shady Lady and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Star Dust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Pewter, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f9f9c square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and red 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 Dust tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9c9c9f) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9c9f9f and #9f9c9c.
In a RGB color space, hex #9f9f9c is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Star Dust has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 1.54% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f9f9c is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #9f9f9c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,159,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 1.17, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(60,1.54%,61.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,1.89%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.4105,-0.5649,1.5546) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.697,34.5675,36.4014) |