September Sun 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 | #02285d |
| Complementary Color | #a2c8fc |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.37% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to September Sun Color. The Bonnie Cream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Reddish Banana (#ffbb88) for more energetic effect. Try Scalloped Potato as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a2c8fc is the best complementary color to September Sun. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fdd7a2 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 #fca9a2 and #f5fca2. Thus found on the left and right of #fdd7a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sweet Pink and Drover colors as they work well with September Sun.
The split-complementary September Sun palette consists of #a9a2fc and #a2f5fc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2c8fc). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #fdd7a2, 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 #fdd7a2 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 September Sun. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of September Sun contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fdd7a2 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. September Sun tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a2c8fc) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2fcd7 and #fca2c7.
In a RGB color space, hex #fdd7a2 is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode September Sun has a hue angle of 34.95°, a saturation of 95.79% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fdd7a2 is made of 0% cyan, 14.91% magenta, 35.69% yellow and 0.78% black ink.
| HEX | #fdd7a2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(253,215,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.91, 35.69, 0.78 |
| HSL | hsl(34.95,95.79%,81.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.95,35.97%,99.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.0129,6.0437,31.0914) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.33,72.0922,44.3381) |