Moondance 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 | #1a2133 |
| Complementary Color | #ccd3e4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.9% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Moondance Color. The Chino Green 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 Believable Buff (#dbc7a8) for more energetic effect. Try Dull Sage as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ccd3e4 is the best complementary color to Moondance. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5decc complementary color is Botticelli, 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 Pearl Bush are #e4d1cc and #dfe4cc. Thus found on the left and right of #e5decc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dust Storm and Kidnapper colors as they work well with Moondance.
The split-complementary Moondance palette consists of #d1cce4 and #ccdfe4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccd3e4). Try Snuff and Botticelli colors in combination with #e5decc, 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 #e5decc 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 Moondance. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moondance contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5decc 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. Moondance tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#ccd3e4) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cce4de and #e4ccd3.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5decc is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Moondance has a hue angle of 43.2°, a saturation of 32.47% and a lightness of 84.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5decc is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #e5decc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,222,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 9.8, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(43.2,32.47%,84.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.2,10.92%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.5717,-0.6443,9.6667) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.3335,73.2602,67.6131) |