Straw Hat Color

#f0d5a8

Straw Hat 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 #0f2a57
Complementary Color #a8c3f0
Color Shade: orange (37.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 80% (better contrasting with black)
Straw Hat Color Sample
Straw Hat Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f0d5a8

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Straw Hat Color. The Apple Sauce 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 Petal Dust (#f4dfcd) for more calm effect. Try Mom's Apple Pie as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a8c3f0 is the best complementary color to Straw Hat. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f0d5a8 complementary color is Perano, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #f0b1a8 and #e7f0a8. Thus found on the left and right of #f0d5a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandys Pink and Primrose colors as they work well with Straw Hat.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Straw Hat palette consists of #b1a8f0 and #a8e6f0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8c3f0). Try Biloba Flower and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #f0d5a8, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #f0d5a8 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 Straw Hat. Thus Perfume and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Straw Hat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Madang, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #f0d5a8 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Straw Hat tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a8c3f0) 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 #a8f0d5 and #f0a8c2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f0d5a8 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Straw Hat has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 70.59% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f0d5a8 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 28.24% yellow and 5.88% black ink.

HEX #f0d5a8
RGB Decimal rgb(240,213,168)
RGB Percentage 39%, 34%, 27%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 28.24, 5.88
HSL hsl(37.5,70.59%,80%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.5,30%,94.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.4748,2.8377,25.7105)
XYZ xyz(66.7973,68.9409,46.8321)
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