Cool December 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 | #020407 |
| Complementary Color | #f8fafd |
| Color Shade: | orange (36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 98.24% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool December Color. The Golden Mushroom 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 Vanilla Wafer (#f3ead2) for more energetic effect. Try Moonlight as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#f8fafd is the best complementary color to Cool December. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fdfbf8 complementary color is Link Water, 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 Bianca are #fdf8f8 and #fcfdf8. Thus found on the left and right of #fdfbf8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fantasy and Bianca colors as they work well with Cool December.
The split-complementary Cool December palette consists of #f8f8fd and #f8fcfd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f8fafd). Try White Lilac and Aqua Spring colors in combination with #fdfbf8, 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 #fdfbf8 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 Cool December. Thus White Lilac and Aqua Spring giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cool December contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Ottoman, and Amour split by 90° on the color wheel. #fdfbf8 square combo is a palette of orange, warm 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. Cool December tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#f8fafd) and two others. The Aqua Spring is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amour – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f8fdfb and #fdf8fa.
In a RGB color space, hex #fdfbf8 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Cool December has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 55.56% and a lightness of 98.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fdfbf8 is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 1.97% yellow and 0.78% black ink.
| HEX | #fdfbf8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(253,251,248) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.79, 1.97, 0.78 |
| HSL | hsl(36,55.56%,98.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36,1.98%,99.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(98.6916,0.146,1.6568) |
| XYZ | xyz(91.9485,96.6543,102.6169) |