Fall Straw 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 | #011c3a |
| Complementary Color | #c4e0fe |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 88.43% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Fall Straw Color. The Butter Cupcake color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Day Lily (#fff9ec) for more energetic effect. Try Satin Purse as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c4e0fe is the best complementary color to Fall Straw. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fee3c5 complementary color is French Pass, 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 Negroni are #fec6c4 and #fcfec4. Thus found on the left and right of #fee3c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Your Pink and Pale Prim colors as they work well with Fall Straw.
The split-complementary Fall Straw palette consists of #c6c4fe and #c4fcfe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4e0fe). Try Melrose and Onahau colors in combination with #fee3c5, 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 #fee3c5 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 Fall Straw. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fall Straw contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Pass, Snowy Mint, and Pink Lace split by 90° on the color wheel. #fee3c5 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. Fall Straw tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c4e0fe) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cotton Candy – 120° from the complementary French Pass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4fee3 and #fec4df.
In a RGB color space, hex #fee3c5 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Fall Straw has a hue angle of 31.58°, a saturation of 96.61% and a lightness of 88.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fee3c5 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 22.36% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #fee3c5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,227,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 22.36, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(31.58,96.61%,88.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.58,22.44%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.7029,4.7205,18.0389) |
| XYZ | xyz(78.4202,80.0402,64.1394) |