Mellow Sun 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 | #0a2c63 |
| Complementary Color | #9bbdf5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.63% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mellow Sun Color. The Golden Cream 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 Rajah (#f7b668) for more energetic effect. Try Mother's Milk as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9bbdf5 is the best complementary color to Mellow Sun. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5d39c complementary color is Jordy Blue, 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 Maize are #f5a69b and #eaf59b. Thus found on the left and right of #f5d39c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wewak and Sandwisp colors as they work well with Mellow Sun.
The split-complementary Mellow Sun palette consists of #a69bf5 and #9beaf5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9bbdf5). Try Portage and Charlotte colors in combination with #f5d39c, 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 #f5d39c 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 Mellow Sun. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mellow Sun contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Magic Mint, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5d39c 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. Mellow Sun tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9bbdf5) 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 #9bf5d3 and #f59bbe.
In a RGB color space, hex #f5d39c is made of 40% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Mellow Sun has a hue angle of 37.08°, a saturation of 81.65% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5d39c is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 34.9% yellow and 3.92% black ink.
| HEX | #f5d39c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(245,211,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 34.9, 3.92 |
| HSL | hsl(37.08,81.65%,78.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.08,36.33%,96.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.2067,4.3342,31.6465) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.9512,68.4013,41.1266) |