Summer Solstice 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 | #212e5c |
| Complementary Color | #a3b0dd |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.49% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Summer Solstice Color. The Muscovite color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Brik Dough (#dab77f) for more energetic effect. Try Aged Parchment as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a3b0dd is the best complementary color to Summer Solstice. 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 #ded1a3 complementary color is Cold Purple, 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 Sapling are #ddb3a3 and #cddda3. Thus found on the left and right of #ded1a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cameo and Deco colors as they work well with Summer Solstice.
The split-complementary Summer Solstice palette consists of #b3a3dd and #a3cddd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3b0dd). Try Cold Purple and Aqua Island colors in combination with #ded1a3, 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 #ded1a3 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 Summer Solstice. Thus Light Wisteria and Aqua Island giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Summer Solstice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Purple, Celadon, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #ded1a3 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. Summer Solstice tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a3b0dd) and two others. The Aqua Island is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Cold Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3ddd1 and #dda3b0.
In a RGB color space, hex #ded1a3 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Summer Solstice has a hue angle of 46.78°, a saturation of 47.2% and a lightness of 75.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ded1a3 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ded1a3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(222,209,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 23.14, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(46.78,47.2%,75.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.78,26.58%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.8484,-2.5727,24.4884) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5355,63.7749,43.8223) |