Stella Dora Color

#f9daa5

Stella Dora 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 #06255a
Complementary Color #a4c3f9
Color Shade: orange (37.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.18% (better contrasting with black)
Stella Dora Color Sample
Stella Dora Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f9daa5

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Stella Dora Color. The Asagi Yellow 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 Moccasin (#fbebd6) for more calm effect. Try Cancun Sand as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a4c3f9 is the best complementary color to Stella Dora. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f9daa5 complementary color is Sail, 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 #f9afa4 and #eef9a4. Thus found on the left and right of #f9daa5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Bud and Texas colors as they work well with Stella Dora.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Stella Dora palette consists of #afa4f9 and #a4eef9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4c3f9). Try Perfume and Charlotte colors in combination with #f9daa5, 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 #f9daa5 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 Stella Dora. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Stella Dora contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sail, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9daa5 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. Stella Dora tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a4c3f9) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Sail. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4f9da and #f9a4c4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f9daa5 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Stella Dora has a hue angle of 37.86°, a saturation of 87.5% and a lightness of 81.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9daa5 is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f9daa5
RGB Decimal rgb(249,218,165)
RGB Percentage 39%, 34%, 26%
CMYK 0, 12.16, 32.94, 2.35
HSL hsl(37.86,87.5%,81.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.86,33.73%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.4473,3.32,30.0662)
XYZ xyz(70.9299,72.9992,45.9492)
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