Solar is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #041547 |
| Complementary Color | #b8c9fa |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.29% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Solar Color. The Rocket Fuel color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mango Cheesecake (#fbedda) for more calm effect. Try Silk Gown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b8c9fa is the best complementary color to Solar. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fbeab8 complementary color is Tropical Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Banana Mania are #fac8b8 and #eafab8. Thus found on the left and right of #fbeab8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot Peach and Gossip colors as they work well with Solar.
The split-complementary Solar palette consists of #c8b8fa and #b8eafa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8c9fa). Try Perfume and Charlotte colors in combination with #fbeab8, 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 #fbeab8 offers a combination of violet and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Solar. Thus Perfume and Charlotte giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Solar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Gossip, and Cupid split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbeab8 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Solar tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b8c9fa) and two others. The Charlotte is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cupid – 120° from the complementary Tropical Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b8faea and #fab8c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #fbeab8 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Solar has a hue angle of 44.78°, a saturation of 89.33% and a lightness of 85.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fbeab8 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 26.27% yellow and 1.57% black ink.
| HEX | #fbeab8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(251,234,184) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 26.27, 1.57 |
| HSL | hsl(44.78,89.33%,85.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.78,26.69%,98.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.9336,-1.7073,26.4124) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.8582,82.8156,57.2288) |