Solitaire Color

#fef8e2

Solitaire is pale, 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 #01071d
Complementary Color #e2e8fe
Color Shade: warm yellow (47.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 94.12% (better contrasting with black)
Solitaire Color Sample
Solitaire Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fef8e2

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Solitaire Color. The Lemon Sorbet color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ice Lemon (#fffbc1) for more energetic effect. Try Beach Towel as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e2e8fe is the best complementary color to Solitaire. 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 #fef8e2 complementary color is Hawkes Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Solitaire are #feeae2 and #f6fee2. Thus found on the left and right of #fef8e2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bridesmaid and Moon Glow colors as they work well with Solitaire.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Solitaire palette consists of #e9e2fe and #e2f6fe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2e8fe). Try Blue Chalk and Lily White colors in combination with #fef8e2, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #fef8e2 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 Solitaire. Thus Blue Chalk and Frosted Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Solitaire contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hawkes Blue, Hint of Green, and Remy split by 90° on the color wheel. #fef8e2 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Solitaire tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#e2e8fe) and two others. The Frosted Mint 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 #e2fef8 and #fee2e8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fef8e2 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Solitaire has a hue angle of 47.14°, a saturation of 93.33% and a lightness of 94.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fef8e2 is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 0.39% black ink.

HEX #fef8e2
RGB Decimal rgb(254,248,226)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 2.36, 10.98, 0.39
HSL hsl(47.14,93.33%,94.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(47.14,11.02%,99.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(97.5096,-1.6315,11.2704)
XYZ xyz(88.1679,93.6966,85.3898)
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