Midsummer Color

#f6d9a9

Midsummer 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 #092656
Complementary Color #a9c6f6
Color Shade: orange (37.4° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.37% (better contrasting with black)
Midsummer Color Sample
Midsummer Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6d9a9

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Midsummer Color. The Club-Mate color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dwindling Dandelion (#f9e9d7) for more calm effect. Try Amber Dawn as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a9c6f6 is the best complementary color to Midsummer. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f6d9a9 complementary color is Perano, 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 Maize are #f6b2a9 and #ecf6a9. Thus found on the left and right of #f6d9a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wewak and Sandwisp colors as they work well with Midsummer.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Midsummer palette consists of #b2a9f6 and #a9ecf6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9c6f6). Try Perano and Charlotte colors in combination with #f6d9a9, 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 #f6d9a9 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 Midsummer. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Midsummer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Gossip, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6d9a9 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. Midsummer tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a9c6f6) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9f6d9 and #f6a9c5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6d9a9 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Midsummer has a hue angle of 37.4°, a saturation of 81.05% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6d9a9 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 30.2% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6d9a9
RGB Decimal rgb(246,217,169)
RGB Percentage 39%, 34%, 27%
CMYK 0, 11.37, 30.2, 3.53
HSL hsl(37.4,81.05%,81.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.4,31.3%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.0086,3.1782,27.3631)
XYZ xyz(69.9803,72.0831,47.7612)
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