August Moon 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 | #191e29 |
| Complementary Color | #d5dbe6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.06% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to August Moon Color. The Studio Clay 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 Sandstone Palette (#d9ccb6) for more energetic effect. Try Brown Mouse as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d5dbe6 is the best complementary color to August Moon. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e6e1d6 complementary color is Geyser, 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 Satin Linen are #e6d8d5 and #e3e6d5. Thus found on the left and right of #e6e1d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Periglacial Blue colors as they work well with August Moon.
The split-complementary August Moon palette consists of #d8d5e6 and #d5e3e6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d5dbe6). Try Mischka and Geyser colors in combination with #e6e1d6, 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 #e6e1d6 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 August Moon. Thus Snuff and Paris White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of August Moon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Geyser, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6e1d6 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. August Moon tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d5dbe6) and two others. The Paris White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Twilight – 120° from the complementary Geyser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d5e6e1 and #e6d5db.
In a RGB color space, hex #e6e1d6 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode August Moon has a hue angle of 41.25°, a saturation of 24.24% and a lightness of 87.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6e1d6 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #e6e1d6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(230,225,214) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 6.28, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(41.25,24.24%,87.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.25,6.96%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.64,-0.1937,5.9662) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.6959,75.5285,74.418) |