Warm Cocoon Color

#f9d09c

Warm Cocoon 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 #062f63
Complementary Color #9cc5f9
Color Shade: orange (33.55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.41% (better contrasting with black)
Warm Cocoon Color Sample
Warm Cocoon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f9d09c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Warm Cocoon Color. The Autumn Mist color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Taste of Summer (#f2ae73) for more calm effect. Try Hawaiian Pineapple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9cc5f9 is the best complementary color to Warm Cocoon. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f9d09c complementary color is Malibu, 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 Corvette are #f9a19c and #f3f99c. Thus found on the left and right of #f9d09c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Bud and Texas colors as they work well with Warm Cocoon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Warm Cocoon palette consists of #a19cf9 and #9cf3f9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9cc5f9). Try Portage and Charlotte colors in combination with #f9d09c, 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 #f9d09c 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 Warm Cocoon. Thus Perfume and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Warm Cocoon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9d09c 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. Warm Cocoon tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9cc5f9) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9cf9d0 and #f99cc5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f9d09c is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Warm Cocoon has a hue angle of 33.55°, a saturation of 88.57% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9d09c is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f9d09c
RGB Decimal rgb(249,208,156)
RGB Percentage 41%, 34%, 25%
CMYK 0, 16.08, 36.47, 2.35
HSL hsl(33.55,88.57%,79.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.55,37.35%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.832,7.4335,31.2119)
XYZ xyz(67.6235,67.6518,40.9464)
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