Sunbeam is pale, 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 | #0a124d |
| Complementary Color | #b1b9f5 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (52.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.94% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sunbeam Color. The Glow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sunny Honey (#f8f0d8) for more calm effect. Try Lemon Splash as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b1b9f5 is the best complementary color to Sunbeam. 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 #f5edb2 complementary color is Perano, 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 Wheat are #f5cbb1 and #dbf5b1. Thus found on the left and right of #f5edb2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wheat and Gossip colors as they work well with Sunbeam.
The split-complementary Sunbeam palette consists of #cbb1f5 and #b1dbf5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b1b9f5). Try Perfume and Sail colors in combination with #f5edb2, 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 #f5edb2 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 Sunbeam. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sunbeam contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Magic Mint, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5edb2 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. Sunbeam tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b1b9f5) 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 #b1f5ed and #f5b1b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #f5edb2 is made of 37% red, 36% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Sunbeam has a hue angle of 52.84°, a saturation of 77.01% and a lightness of 82.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5edb2 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 26.28% yellow and 3.92% black ink.
| HEX | #f5edb2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(245,237,178) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 36%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 26.28, 3.92 |
| HSL | hsl(52.84,77.01%,82.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(52.84,27.35%,96.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.0998,-6.2239,29.6241) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.9763,83.1952,54.1734) |