Exploding Star is soft, 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 | #0127c5 |
| Complementary Color | #395ffe |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.18% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Exploding Star Color. The Yellow Groove color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Spectra Yellow (#f7b718) for more calm effect. Try Incandescence as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#395ffe is the best complementary color to Exploding Star. 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 #fed83a complementary color is Dodger 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 Bright Sun are #fe7639 and #c2fe39. Thus found on the left and right of #fed83a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burning Orange and Green Yellow colors as they work well with Exploding Star.
The split-complementary Exploding Star palette consists of #7639fe and #39c1fe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#395ffe). Try Electric Violet and Dodger Blue colors in combination with #fed83a, 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 #fed83a 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 Exploding Star. Thus Heliotrope and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Exploding Star contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Screamin' Green, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fed83a 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. Exploding Star tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#395ffe) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Radical Red – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #39fed8 and #fe395f.
In a RGB color space, hex #fed83a is made of 48% red, 41% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Exploding Star has a hue angle of 48.37°, a saturation of 98.99% and a lightness of 61.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fed83a is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 76.86% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #fed83a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,216,58) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 41%, 11% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.9, 76.86, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(48.37,98.99%,61.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48.37,77.17%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.2357,-1.7875,76.7601) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.1926,70.4881,14.1198) |