Warm Sun Color

#faf6db

Warm Sun is pale, 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 #050924
Complementary Color #dbdefa
Color Shade: warm yellow (52.26° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 91.96% (better contrasting with black)
Warm Sun Color Sample
Warm Sun Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #faf6db

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Warm Sun Color. The Golden Straw color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fanlight (#f2eeaf) for more calm effect. Try Lotion as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dbdefa is the best complementary color to Warm Sun. 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 #faf6db complementary color is Selago, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Citrine White are #fae6db and #eefadb. Thus found on the left and right of #faf6db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Champagne and Feta colors as they work well with Warm Sun.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Warm Sun palette consists of #e6dbfa and #dbeefa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbdefa). Try Selago and Humming Bird colors in combination with #faf6db, 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 #faf6db 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 Warm Sun. Thus Selago and Humming Bird giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Warm Sun contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Selago, White Ice, and Cherub split by 90° on the color wheel. #faf6db square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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 Sun tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#dbdefa) and two others. The Humming Bird is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Selago. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dbfaf6 and #fadbde.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #faf6db is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Warm Sun has a hue angle of 52.26°, a saturation of 75.61% and a lightness of 91.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #faf6db is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 1.96% black ink.

HEX #faf6db
RGB Decimal rgb(250,246,219)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 12.16, 1.96
HSL hsl(52.26,75.61%,91.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(52.26,12.4%,98.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(96.554,-3.1101,13.4666)
XYZ xyz(85.1663,91.35,80.1614)
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