Star Bright Color

#e8ddae

Star Bright 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 #172251
Complementary Color #aeb9e8
Color Shade: warm yellow (48.62° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.61% (better contrasting with black)
Star Bright Color Sample
Star Bright Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e8ddae

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Star Bright Color. The Half Pearl Lusta 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 Tangy (#e3c382) for more energetic effect. Try New Orleans as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#aeb9e8 is the best complementary color to Star Bright. 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 #e8ddae complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Raffia are #e8c0ae and #d6e8ae. Thus found on the left and right of #e8ddae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cashmere and Caper colors as they work well with Star Bright.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Star Bright palette consists of #c0aee8 and #aed5e8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aeb9e8). Try Biloba Flower and Regent St Blue colors in combination with #e8ddae, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #e8ddae 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 Star Bright. Thus French Lilac and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Star Bright contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Padua, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8ddae square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Star Bright tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#aeb9e8) and two others. The Cruise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shilo – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aee8dd and #e8aeb8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e8ddae is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Star Bright has a hue angle of 48.62°, a saturation of 55.77% and a lightness of 79.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8ddae is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 22.74% yellow and 9.02% black ink.

HEX #e8ddae
RGB Decimal rgb(232,221,174)
RGB Percentage 37%, 35%, 28%
CMYK 0, 4.31, 22.74, 9.02
HSL hsl(48.62,55.77%,79.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(48.62,25%,90.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.9323,-3.494,24.475)
XYZ xyz(66.7751,71.9247,50.4078)
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