Moon Valley Color

#fcf1de

Moon Valley 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 #030e21
Complementary Color #dee9fb
Color Shade: orange (38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 92.94% (better contrasting with black)
Moon Valley Color Sample
Moon Valley Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fcf1de

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Moon Valley Color. The Frangipane color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Miami Stucco (#f5d5b8) for more calm effect. Try Apricot Mousse as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dee9fb is the best complementary color to Moon Valley. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fcf1de complementary color is Hawkes Blue, 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 Pearl Lusta are #fbe2de and #f8fbde. Thus found on the left and right of #fcf1de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cinderella and Citrine White colors as they work well with Moon Valley.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Moon Valley palette consists of #e2defb and #def8fb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dee9fb). Try Selago and Humming Bird colors in combination with #fcf1de, 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 #fcf1de 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 Moon Valley. Thus Selago and Humming Bird giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Moon Valley contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hawkes Blue, Feta, and Classic Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcf1de 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. Moon Valley tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#dee9fb) and two others. The Humming Bird is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Hawkes Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #defbf1 and #fbdee9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fcf1de is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Moon Valley has a hue angle of 38°, a saturation of 83.33% and a lightness of 92.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcf1de is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 1.18% black ink.

HEX #fcf1de
RGB Decimal rgb(252,241,222)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 4.31, 11.76, 1.18
HSL hsl(38,83.33%,92.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38,11.9%,98.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(95.5302,0.5821,10.4837)
XYZ xyz(84.785,88.88,81.7941)
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