The Speed of Light Color

#f6f4ef

The Speed of Light is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #090b10
Complementary Color #eef0f6
Color Shade: orange (42.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 95.1% (better contrasting with black)
The Speed of Light Color Sample
The Speed of Light Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6f4ef

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to The Speed of Light Color. The Spellbound 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 Stucco Tan (#e8dece) for more energetic effect. Try Shearling as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#eef0f6 is the best complementary color to The Speed of Light. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f6f4ef complementary color is Whisper, 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 Spring Wood are #f6f0ee and #f4f6ee. Thus found on the left and right of #f6f4ef on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dawn Pink and Spring Wood colors as they work well with The Speed of Light.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary The Speed of Light palette consists of #f0eef6 and #eef4f6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eef0f6). Try Whisper and Aqua Haze colors in combination with #f6f4ef, 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 #f6f4ef offers a combination of violet and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the The Speed of Light. Thus Whisper and Aqua Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of The Speed of Light contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Whisper, Saltpan, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6f4ef square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool blue 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. The Speed of Light tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#eef0f6) and two others. The Aqua Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Soft Peach – 120° from the complementary Whisper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eef6f4 and #f6eef0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6f4ef is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode The Speed of Light has a hue angle of 42.86°, a saturation of 28% and a lightness of 95.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6f4ef is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6f4ef
RGB Decimal rgb(246,244,239)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 0.78, 2.74, 3.53
HSL hsl(42.86,28%,95.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.86,2.85%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(96.2146,-0.1982,2.628)
XYZ xyz(85.9367,90.5262,94.6053)
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