Sun is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #1071c7 |
| Complementary Color | #3798ef |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sun Color. The Sizzling Sunset color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Camel Red (#e5743b) for more calm effect. Try Invigorate as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3798ef is the best complementary color to Sun. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ef8e38 complementary color is Picton Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Jaffa are #ef373d and #efe937. Thus found on the left and right of #ef8e38 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pomegranate and Starship colors as they work well with Sun.
The split-complementary Sun palette consists of #373def and #37efe9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3798ef). Try Royal Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #ef8e38, 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 #ef8e38 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sun. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sun contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Malachite, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ef8e38 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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 tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3798ef) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet Red – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #37ef8e and #ef3798.
In a RGB color space, hex #ef8e38 is made of 55% red, 32% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Sun has a hue angle of 28.2°, a saturation of 85.12% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ef8e38 is made of 0% cyan, 38.04% magenta, 71.77% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #ef8e38 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,142,56) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 32%, 13% |
| CMYK | 0, 38.04, 71.77, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(28.2,85.12%,57.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.2,76.57%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.0075,30.4148,58.8666) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.9834,37.9822,8.6491) |