Haystack 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 | #0e1c38 |
| Complementary Color | #c7d5f1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.27% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Haystack Color. The Leaf Yellow 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 saturated alternative called Cream Snap (#eccba0) for more energetic effect. Try Demeter as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c7d5f1 is the best complementary color to Haystack. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f1e3c7 complementary color is Link Water, 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 Wheatfield are #f1cec7 and #eaf1c7. Thus found on the left and right of #f1e3c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Tahuna Sands colors as they work well with Haystack.
The split-complementary Haystack palette consists of #cec7f1 and #c7eaf1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7d5f1). Try Moon Raker and Link Water colors in combination with #f1e3c7, 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 #f1e3c7 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 Haystack. Thus French Lilac and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Haystack contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Madang, and We Peep split by 90° on the color wheel. #f1e3c7 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. Haystack tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c7d5f1) and two others. The Cruise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Beauty Bush – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c7f1e3 and #f1c7d5.
In a RGB color space, hex #f1e3c7 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Haystack has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 86.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f1e3c7 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 5.49% black ink.
| HEX | #f1e3c7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(241,227,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 16.47, 5.49 |
| HSL | hsl(40,60%,86.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,17.43%,94.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.6714,0.2956,15.3937) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.0535,77.7625,65.1394) |