Astra 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 | #122a59 |
| Complementary Color | #a6bded |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.02% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Astra Color. The Baba Ganoush 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 Desert Mist (#e0b589) for more calm effect. Try Cotton Club as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a6bded is the best complementary color to Astra. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #edd5a6 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 Pancho are #edb1a6 and #e1eda6. Thus found on the left and right of #edd5a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandys Pink and Primrose colors as they work well with Astra.
The split-complementary Astra palette consists of #b1a6ed and #a6e1ed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6bded). Try Biloba Flower and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #edd5a6, 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 #edd5a6 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 Astra. Thus Biloba Flower and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Astra contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Madang, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #edd5a6 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. Astra tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a6bded) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6edd5 and #eda6bd.
In a RGB color space, hex #edd5a6 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Astra has a hue angle of 39.72°, a saturation of 66.36% and a lightness of 79.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edd5a6 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 27.84% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #edd5a6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,213,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 27.84, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(39.72,66.36%,79.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.72,29.96%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.1793,1.4444,26.3063) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.6022,68.3462,45.8109) |