Storm Lightning is calm, 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 | #061963 |
| Complementary Color | #9caef9 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (47.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Storm Lightning Color. The Light Curd color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Champagne (#faeccc) for more calm effect. Try Honey Moth as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9caef9 is the best complementary color to Storm Lightning. 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 #f9e69c complementary color is Jordy Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Marzipan are #f9b79c and #ddf99c. Thus found on the left and right of #f9e69c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Bud and Mindaro colors as they work well with Storm Lightning.
The split-complementary Storm Lightning palette consists of #b79cf9 and #9cddf9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9caef9). Try Perfume and Sail colors in combination with #f9e69c, 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 #f9e69c 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 Storm Lightning. Thus Mauve and Charlotte giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Storm Lightning contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9e69c square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Storm Lightning tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9caef9) and two others. The Charlotte is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sweet Pink – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9cf9e6 and #f99cae.
In a RGB color space, hex #f9e69c is made of 39% red, 36% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Storm Lightning has a hue angle of 47.74°, a saturation of 88.57% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9e69c is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 2.35% black ink.
| HEX | #f9e69c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(249,230,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 36%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 36.47, 2.35 |
| HSL | hsl(47.74,88.57%,79.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(47.74,37.35%,97.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.2947,-3.8226,38.4156) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.3645,79.1337,42.8601) |