Western Sky Color

#fadca7

Western Sky 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 #052358
Complementary Color #a6c4fa
Color Shade: orange (38.31° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.76% (better contrasting with black)
Western Sky Color Sample
Western Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fadca7

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Western Sky Color. The Cancun Sand color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Moccasin (#fbebd6) for more calm effect. Try Apricot Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a6c4fa is the best complementary color to Western Sky. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fadca7 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 Peach Yellow are #fab2a6 and #eefaa6. Thus found on the left and right of #fadca7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Bud and Texas colors as they work well with Western Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Western Sky palette consists of #b2a6fa and #a6eefa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6c4fa). Try Perfume and Charlotte colors in combination with #fadca7, 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 #fadca7 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 Western Sky. Thus Mauve and Charlotte giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Western Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sail, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fadca7 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. Western Sky tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a6c4fa) and two others. The Charlotte is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Pink – 120° from the complementary Sail. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6fadc and #faa6c4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fadca7 is made of 39% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Western Sky has a hue angle of 38.31°, a saturation of 89.25% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fadca7 is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 32.55% yellow and 1.96% black ink.

HEX #fadca7
RGB Decimal rgb(250,220,167)
RGB Percentage 39%, 35%, 26%
CMYK 0, 11.77, 32.55, 1.96
HSL hsl(38.31,89.25%,81.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.31,33.2%,98.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.0643,2.9145,29.8811)
XYZ xyz(71.9926,74.3004,47.1062)
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