Lantern Light Color

#f6ebb9

Lantern Light 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 #091446
Complementary Color #b9c4f5
Color Shade: warm yellow (49.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 84.51% (better contrasting with black)
Lantern Light Color Sample
Lantern Light Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6ebb9

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lantern Light Color. The String Cheese color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Milan (#f6f493) for more energetic effect. Try Pale Narcissus as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b9c4f5 is the best complementary color to Lantern Light. 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 #f6ebb9 complementary color is Perano, 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 Wheat are #f5ccb9 and #e2f5b9. Thus found on the left and right of #f6ebb9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandys Pink and Tusk colors as they work well with Lantern Light.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lantern Light palette consists of #ccb9f5 and #b9e2f5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9c4f5). Try Perfume and Tropical Blue colors in combination with #f6ebb9, 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 #f6ebb9 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 Lantern Light. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lantern Light contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Magic Mint, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6ebb9 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. Lantern Light tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b9c4f5) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b9f5ea and #f5b9c4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6ebb9 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Lantern Light has a hue angle of 49.18°, a saturation of 77.22% and a lightness of 84.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6ebb9 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6ebb9
RGB Decimal rgb(246,235,185)
RGB Percentage 37%, 35%, 28%
CMYK 0, 4.31, 23.92, 3.53
HSL hsl(49.18,77.22%,84.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(49.18,24.8%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.8005,-3.9279,25.6524)
XYZ xyz(76.4713,82.5123,57.7949)
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