Silk Star Color

#f5eec6

Silk Star 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 #0a1139
Complementary Color #c6cdf5
Color Shade: warm yellow (51.06° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.86% (better contrasting with black)
Silk Star Color Sample
Silk Star Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5eec6

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Silk Star Color. The Sleek White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Portofino (#f4f09b) for more energetic effect. Try Clear Moon as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c6cdf5 is the best complementary color to Silk Star. 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 #f5eec6 complementary color is Moon Raker, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sidecar are #f5d6c6 and #e4f5c6. Thus found on the left and right of #f5eec6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandys Pink and Tusk colors as they work well with Silk Star.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Silk Star palette consists of #d6c6f5 and #c6e4f5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6cdf5). Try Moon Raker and Mint Tulip colors in combination with #f5eec6, 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 #f5eec6 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 Silk Star. Thus Moon Raker and Mint Tulip giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Silk Star contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moon Raker, Blue Romance, and Azalea split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5eec6 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue 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. Silk Star tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c6cdf5) and two others. The Mint Tulip is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Moon Raker. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6f5ee and #f5c6cd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5eec6 is made of 36% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Silk Star has a hue angle of 51.06°, a saturation of 70.15% and a lightness of 86.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5eec6 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #f5eec6
RGB Decimal rgb(245,238,198)
RGB Percentage 36%, 35%, 29%
CMYK 0, 2.75, 18.43, 3.92
HSL hsl(51.06,70.15%,86.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(51.06,19.18%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.7272,-3.9979,20.2407)
XYZ xyz(78.4238,84.6388,65.6296)
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