Guiding Star is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #011625 |
| Complementary Color | #daeffd |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 92.55% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Guiding Star Color. The Apricot Lily color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Frangipani (#ffdeb3) for more energetic effect. Try Biscuit Cream as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#daeffd is the best complementary color to Guiding Star. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fee9da complementary color is Hawkes Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bleach White are #fddadd and #fdfbda. Thus found on the left and right of #fee9da on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cinderella and Half Colonial White colors as they work well with Guiding Star.
The split-complementary Guiding Star palette consists of #daddfd and #dafdfb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#daeffd). Try Hawkes Blue and Foam colors in combination with #fee9da, 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 #fee9da offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Guiding Star. Thus Blue Chalk and Foam giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Guiding Star contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hawkes Blue, Snowy Mint, and Blue Chalk split by 90° on the color wheel. #fee9da square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Guiding Star tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#daeffd) and two others. The Foam is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pig Pink – 120° from the complementary Hawkes Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dafde9 and #fddaef.
In a RGB color space, hex #fee9da is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Guiding Star has a hue angle of 25°, a saturation of 94.74% and a lightness of 92.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fee9da is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #fee9da |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,233,218) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 14.12, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(25,94.74%,92.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25,14.17%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.6286,4.737,9.8579) |
| XYZ | xyz(82.6669,84.4106,78.2655) |