Sunlight 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 | #122a61 |
| Complementary Color | #9eb5ed |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.45% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sunlight Color. The Yellow-Rumped Warbler 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 soft alternative called Fulgurite Copper (#e6b77e) for more calm effect. Try Polvo de Oro as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9eb5ed is the best complementary color to Sunlight. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #edd59e complementary color is Perano, 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 Chalky are #edad9e and #dded9e. Thus found on the left and right of #edd59e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Pink and Primrose colors as they work well with Sunlight.
The split-complementary Sunlight palette consists of #ad9eed and #9edded colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9eb5ed). Try Biloba Flower and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #edd59e, 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 #edd59e 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 Sunlight. Thus Biloba Flower and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sunlight contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Madang, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #edd59e 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. Sunlight tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9eb5ed) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wewak – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9eedd5 and #ed9eb5.
In a RGB color space, hex #edd59e is made of 39% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Sunlight has a hue angle of 41.77°, a saturation of 68.7% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edd59e is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #edd59e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,213,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 35%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 30.98, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(41.77,68.7%,77.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.77,33.33%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.0373,0.4535,30.2632) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.8909,68.0616,42.0648) |