Honey Bee 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 | #03205b |
| Complementary Color | #a3c1fc |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.57% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Honey Bee Color. The Banana Peel color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Golden Glitter (#fbe573) for more energetic effect. Try Ivory Invitation as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a3c1fc is the best complementary color to Honey Bee. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fcdfa4 complementary color is Anakiwa, 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 Cherokee are #fcb3a3 and #edfca3. Thus found on the left and right of #fcdfa4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Bud and Texas colors as they work well with Honey Bee.
The split-complementary Honey Bee palette consists of #b2a3fc and #a3ecfc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3c1fc). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #fcdfa4, 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 #fcdfa4 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 Honey Bee. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Honey Bee contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcdfa4 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. Honey Bee tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a3c1fc) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carnation Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3fcdf and #fca3c0.
In a RGB color space, hex #fcdfa4 is made of 39% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Honey Bee has a hue angle of 40.23°, a saturation of 93.62% and a lightness of 81.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcdfa4 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 34.51% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #fcdfa4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(252,223,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 35%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 34.51, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(40.23,93.62%,81.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.23,34.92%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.9295,1.7888,32.609) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.2334,76.1511,45.9608) |