Alexandria's Lighthouse 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 | #03103e |
| Complementary Color | #c1cdfc |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.25% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Alexandria's Lighthouse Color. The Sheer Peach color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Historic Cream (#fdf3e3) for more calm effect. Try Antique China as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c1cdfc is the best complementary color to Alexandria's Lighthouse. 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 #fcefc1 complementary color is Hawkes Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Astra are #fcd1c1 and #ebfcc1. Thus found on the left and right of #fcefc1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot Peach and Mimosa colors as they work well with Alexandria's Lighthouse.
The split-complementary Alexandria's Lighthouse palette consists of #d1c1fc and #c1ebfc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1cdfc). Try Melrose and French Pass colors in combination with #fcefc1, 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 #fcefc1 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 Alexandria's Lighthouse. Thus Mauve and Foam giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Alexandria's Lighthouse contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hawkes Blue, Aero Blue, and Cupid split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcefc1 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Alexandria's Lighthouse tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c1cdfc) and two others. The Foam is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cupid – 120° from the complementary Hawkes Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1fcef and #fcc1cd.
In a RGB color space, hex #fcefc1 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Alexandria's Lighthouse has a hue angle of 46.78°, a saturation of 90.77% and a lightness of 87.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcefc1 is made of 0% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 23.13% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #fcefc1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(252,239,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.09, 23.13, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(46.78,90.77%,87.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.78,23.41%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.4314,-2.6623,23.8695) |
| XYZ | xyz(80.637,86.2787,62.8555) |