Quiet Star 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 | #113360 |
| Complementary Color | #9fc0ee |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.84% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Quiet Star Color. The York Bisque color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Afterglow (#f3e6c9) for more calm effect. Try Evening Sunset as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9fc0ee is the best complementary color to Quiet Star. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eecc9f 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 #eea49f and #e8ee9f. Thus found on the left and right of #eecc9f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Pink and Primrose colors as they work well with Quiet Star.
The split-complementary Quiet Star palette consists of #a49fee and #9fe8ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fc0ee). Try Biloba Flower and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #eecc9f, 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 #eecc9f 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 Quiet Star. Thus Biloba Flower and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quiet Star contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Madang, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #eecc9f 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. Quiet Star tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9fc0ee) 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 #9feecc and #ee9fc0.
In a RGB color space, hex #eecc9f is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Quiet Star has a hue angle of 34.18°, a saturation of 69.91% and a lightness of 77.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eecc9f is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eecc9f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,204,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 30.98, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(34.18,69.91%,77.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.18,33.19%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.896,5.6199,26.8754) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.1108,63.8661,41.802) |