Sun Song is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #1652e8 |
| Complementary Color | #1752e8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sun Song Color. The Uplifting Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Crushed Pineapple (#efcc44) for more energetic effect. Try Golden Dream as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1752e8 is the best complementary color to Sun Song. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e9ad17 complementary color is Denim, 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 Fuel Yellow are #e84417 and #bbe817. Thus found on the left and right of #e9ad17 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pomegranate and Inch Worm colors as they work well with Sun Song.
The split-complementary Sun Song palette consists of #4417e8 and #17bbe8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1752e8). Try Persian Blue and Java colors in combination with #e9ad17, 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 #e9ad17 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 Sun Song. Thus Electric Violet and Java giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sun Song contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Denim, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9ad17 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. Sun Song tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1752e8) and two others. The Java is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crimson – 120° from the complementary Denim. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #17e8ad and #e81752.
In a RGB color space, hex #e9ad17 is made of 54% red, 40% green and 5% blue. In a HSL mode Sun Song has a hue angle of 42.86°, a saturation of 82.68% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9ad17 is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 82.35% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e9ad17 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,173,23) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 40%, 5% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.53, 82.35, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(42.86,82.68%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.86,90.13%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.3638,10.606,74.2984) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7025,47.2726,7.3682) |