Song of Summer Color

#fce7b5

Song of Summer 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 #03184a
Complementary Color #b5cafb
Color Shade: orange (42.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 84.9% (better contrasting with black)
Song of Summer Color Sample
Song of Summer Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fce7b5

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Song of Summer Color. The Citrus Punch 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 Bastard-amber (#ffcc88) for more energetic effect. Try Candy Floss Cupcake as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b5cafb is the best complementary color to Song of Summer. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fce7b5 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 Banana Mania are #fbc3b5 and #edfbb5. Thus found on the left and right of #fce7b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot Peach and Drover colors as they work well with Song of Summer.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Song of Summer palette consists of #c3b5fb and #b5edfb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5cafb). Try Perfume and French Pass colors in combination with #fce7b5, 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 #fce7b5 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 Song of Summer. Thus Mauve and Charlotte giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Song of Summer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sail, Gossip, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fce7b5 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. Song of Summer tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b5cafb) 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 #b5fbe7 and #fbb5c9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fce7b5 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Song of Summer has a hue angle of 42.25°, a saturation of 92.21% and a lightness of 84.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fce7b5 is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 27.84% yellow and 1.18% black ink.

HEX #fce7b5
RGB Decimal rgb(252,231,181)
RGB Percentage 38%, 35%, 27%
CMYK 0, 8.23, 27.84, 1.18
HSL hsl(42.25,92.21%,84.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.25,28.17%,98.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.2133,-0.2039,26.9809)
XYZ xyz(77.0613,81.1835,55.3245)
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