Beeswing Color

#f5d297

Beeswing 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 #0a2d68
Complementary Color #97b9f4
Color Shade: orange (37.66° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.65% (better contrasting with black)
Beeswing Color Sample
Beeswing Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5d297

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Beeswing Color. The Incan Treasure 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 saturated alternative called Peanut Butter Biscuit (#f7b565) for more energetic effect. Try Middle Yellow Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#97b9f4 is the best complementary color to Beeswing. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5d297 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 Manhattan are #f4a397 and #e9f497. Thus found on the left and right of #f5d297 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wewak and Sandwisp colors as they work well with Beeswing.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Beeswing palette consists of #a397f4 and #97e8f4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97b9f4). Try Portage and Ice Cold colors in combination with #f5d297, 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 #f5d297 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 Beeswing. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Beeswing contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Magic Mint, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5d297 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. Beeswing tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#97b9f4) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97f4d2 and #f497b9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5d297 is made of 40% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Beeswing has a hue angle of 37.66°, a saturation of 82.46% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5d297 is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 36.86% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #f5d297
RGB Decimal rgb(245,210,151)
RGB Percentage 40%, 35%, 25%
CMYK 0, 13.73, 36.86, 3.92
HSL hsl(37.66,82.46%,77.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.66,38.37%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.8763,4.2862,33.7836)
XYZ xyz(66.2887,67.74,38.8595)
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