Sour Tarts 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 | #011a37 |
| Complementary Color | #c7e0fe |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 89.02% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sour Tarts Color. The Precious Nectar 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 Polly (#ffcaa4) for more energetic effect. Try Bleached Apricot as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c7e0fe is the best complementary color to Sour Tarts. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fee5c8 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 Tequila are #fec9c7 and #fbfec7. Thus found on the left and right of #fee5c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Your Pink and Pale Prim colors as they work well with Sour Tarts.
The split-complementary Sour Tarts palette consists of #cac7fe and #c7fbfe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7e0fe). Try Periwinkle and Onahau colors in combination with #fee5c8, 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 #fee5c8 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 Sour Tarts. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sour Tarts contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Pass, Snowy Mint, and Pink Lace split by 90° on the color wheel. #fee5c8 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. Sour Tarts tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c7e0fe) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Pink – 120° from the complementary French Pass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c7fee4 and #fec7e1.
In a RGB color space, hex #fee5c8 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Sour Tarts has a hue angle of 32.22°, a saturation of 96.43% and a lightness of 89.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fee5c8 is made of 0% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 21.18% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #fee5c8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,229,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.81, 21.18, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(32.22,96.43%,89.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.22,21.26%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.256,4.1189,17.2573) |
| XYZ | xyz(79.3177,81.2796,66.1516) |