Moonbeam is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #323942 |
| Complementary Color | #bdc4cd |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.25% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Moonbeam Color. The Cement Greige color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Helen of Troy (#c3b89f) for more energetic effect. Try Warm Neutral as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bdc4cd is the best complementary color to Moonbeam. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cdc6bd complementary color is Loblolly, 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 Swirl are #cdbebd and #cccdbd. Thus found on the left and right of #cdc6bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Foggy Gray colors as they work well with Moonbeam.
The split-complementary Moonbeam palette consists of #bebdcd and #bdcccd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bdc4cd). Try Gray Suit and Submarine colors in combination with #cdc6bd, 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 #cdc6bd offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Moonbeam. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moonbeam contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Loblolly, Powder Ash, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdc6bd 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. Moonbeam tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bdc4cd) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Loblolly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bdcdc6 and #cdbdc4.
In a RGB color space, hex #cdc6bd is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Moonbeam has a hue angle of 33.75°, a saturation of 13.79% and a lightness of 77.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdc6bd is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #cdc6bd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(205,198,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 6.27, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(33.75,13.79%,77.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.75,7.8%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.2029,0.8652,5.3609) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.5562,57.0414,56.2788) |