Hazy Day Color

#f2cc99

Hazy Day 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 #0d3366
Complementary Color #98bef2
Color Shade: orange (34.38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.45% (better contrasting with black)
Hazy Day Color Sample
Hazy Day Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f2cc99

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Hazy Day Color. The Windham Cream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dune King (#e9aa71) for more calm effect. Try Paper Heart as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#98bef2 is the best complementary color to Hazy Day. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f2cc99 complementary color is Jordy Blue, 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 New Orleans are #f29f98 and #ebf298. Thus found on the left and right of #f2cc99 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wewak and Khaki colors as they work well with Hazy Day.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hazy Day palette consists of #9f98f2 and #98ebf2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98bef2). Try Portage and Ice Cold colors in combination with #f2cc99, 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 #f2cc99 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 Hazy Day. Thus Perfume and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hazy Day contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Madang, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2cc99 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. Hazy Day tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#98bef2) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wewak – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98f2cb and #f298bf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f2cc99 is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Hazy Day has a hue angle of 34.38°, a saturation of 77.39% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2cc99 is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 34.9% yellow and 5.1% black ink.

HEX #f2cc99
RGB Decimal rgb(242,204,153)
RGB Percentage 40%, 34%, 26%
CMYK 0, 14.9, 34.9, 5.1
HSL hsl(34.38,77.39%,77.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.38,36.78%,94.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.1544,6.4554,30.4147)
XYZ xyz(63.9606,64.3629,39.1892)
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