Gracious 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 | #071228 |
| Complementary Color | #d7e2f8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 90.78% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gracious Color. The Enjoyable Yellow 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 Angelic Yellow (#f4dfa7) for more energetic effect. Try Medium Champagne as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d7e2f8 is the best complementary color to Gracious. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f8edd7 complementary color is Moon Raker, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Coconut Cream are #f8dcd7 and #f2f8d7. Thus found on the left and right of #f8edd7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Linen and Coconut Cream colors as they work well with Gracious.
The split-complementary Gracious palette consists of #dcd7f8 and #d7f2f8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7e2f8). Try Moon Raker and White Ice colors in combination with #f8edd7, 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 #f8edd7 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 Gracious. Thus Moon Raker and White Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gracious contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moon Raker, Blue Romance, and Cherub split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8edd7 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gracious tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d7e2f8) and two others. The White Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cherub – 120° from the complementary Moon Raker. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7f8ed and #f8d7e2.
In a RGB color space, hex #f8edd7 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Gracious has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 70.21% and a lightness of 90.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8edd7 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 2.75% black ink.
| HEX | #f8edd7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(248,237,215) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 12.94, 2.75 |
| HSL | hsl(40,70.21%,90.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,13.31%,97.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.0686,0.1199,11.9764) |
| XYZ | xyz(81.2613,85.4311,76.4969) |