North Star Color

#f2dea4

North Star is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #0d215b
Complementary Color #a4b8f2
Color Shade: orange (44.62° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.61% (better contrasting with black)
North Star Color Sample
North Star Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f2dea4

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to North Star Color. The Sassy 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 soft alternative called Eldar Flesh (#ecc083) for more calm effect. Try Smooth Silk as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a4b8f2 is the best complementary color to North 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 #f2dea4 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 New Orleans are #f2b7a4 and #dff2a4. Thus found on the left and right of #f2dea4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandys Pink and Primrose colors as they work well with North Star.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary North Star palette consists of #b7a4f2 and #a4dff2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4b8f2). Try Perano and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #f2dea4, 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 #f2dea4 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 North Star. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of North Star contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Magic Mint, and Illusion split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2dea4 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and warm 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. North Star tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a4b8f2) and two others. The Ice Cold 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 #a4f2de and #f2a4b8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f2dea4 is made of 39% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode North Star has a hue angle of 44.62°, a saturation of 75% and a lightness of 79.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2dea4 is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 5.1% black ink.

HEX #f2dea4
RGB Decimal rgb(242,222,164)
RGB Percentage 39%, 35%, 26%
CMYK 0, 7.84, 30.59, 5.1
HSL hsl(44.62,75%,79.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44.62,32.23%,94.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.8279,-1.5183,30.9865)
XYZ xyz(69.4401,73.8001,45.7069)
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