Softsun is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #0c35bf |
| Complementary Color | #4068f2 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Softsun Color. The Maizena color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Corn (#fbec5d) for more energetic effect. Try Buttercup as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4068f2 is the best complementary color to Softsun. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f3ca40 complementary color is Royal Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Saffron are #f27040 and #c2f240. Thus found on the left and right of #f3ca40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jaffa and Starship colors as they work well with Softsun.
The split-complementary Softsun palette consists of #7040f2 and #40c2f2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4068f2). Try Royal Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #f3ca40, 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 #f3ca40 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Softsun. Thus Heliotrope and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Softsun contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Screamin' Green, and Brilliant Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f3ca40 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Softsun tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4068f2) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Rose – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40f2ca and #f24068.
In a RGB color space, hex #f3ca40 is made of 48% red, 40% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Softsun has a hue angle of 46.26°, a saturation of 88.18% and a lightness of 60.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f3ca40 is made of 0% cyan, 16.07% magenta, 70.19% yellow and 4.71% black ink.
| HEX | #f3ca40 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(243,202,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 40%, 13% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.07, 70.19, 4.71 |
| HSL | hsl(46.26,88.18%,60.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.26,73.66%,95.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.7354,0.9575,70.1533) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.0081,61.6659,13.6431) |