First Star is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #25262b |
| Complementary Color | #d4d5da |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.31% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to First Star Color. The Whisper Ridge color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Palatine (#c9c7b6) for more energetic effect. Try French Grey Linen as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d4d5da is the best complementary color to First Star. 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 #dad9d4 complementary color is Iron, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Quill Gray are #dad6d4 and #d8dad4. Thus found on the left and right of #dad9d4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swiss Coffee and Quill Gray colors as they work well with First Star.
The split-complementary First Star palette consists of #d6d4da and #d4d8da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4d5da). Try Mischka and Iron colors in combination with #dad9d4, 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 #dad9d4 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 First Star. Thus Gray Suit and Iron giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of First Star contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Iron, Tasman, and Bon Jour split by 90° on the color wheel. #dad9d4 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. First Star tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#d4d5da) and two others. The Iron is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Swiss Coffee – 120° from the complementary Iron. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d4dad9 and #dad4d5.
In a RGB color space, hex #dad9d4 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode First Star has a hue angle of 50°, a saturation of 7.5% and a lightness of 84.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dad9d4 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 14.51% black ink.
| HEX | #dad9d4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(218,217,212) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 2.35, 14.51 |
| HSL | hsl(50,7.5%,84.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50,2.75%,85.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.6448,-0.5448,2.568) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.61,69.2846,72.2026) |