Westar 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 | #23262d |
| Complementary Color | #d2d5dc |
| Color Shade: | orange (42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.31% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Westar Color. The Skipping Stone 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 Cavern Echo (#cec3b3) for more energetic effect. Try Still Moment as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d2d5dc is the best complementary color to Westar. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dcd9d2 complementary color is Mischka, 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 Westar are #dcd3d2 and #dadcd2. Thus found on the left and right of #dcd9d2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swiss Coffee and Celeste colors as they work well with Westar.
The split-complementary Westar palette consists of #d3d2dc and #d2dadc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d2d5dc). Try Mischka and Iron colors in combination with #dcd9d2, 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 #dcd9d2 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 Westar. Thus Mischka and Nebula giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Westar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Tasman, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcd9d2 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. Westar tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d2d5dc) and two others. The Nebula is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Swiss Coffee – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2dcd9 and #dcd2d5.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcd9d2 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Westar has a hue angle of 42°, a saturation of 12.5% and a lightness of 84.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcd9d2 is made of 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dcd9d2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,217,210) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.17, 3.92, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(42,12.5%,84.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42,4.55%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.7483,-0.2046,3.7935) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.9609,69.4945,70.91) |