Rocket Fuel Color

#fefbe5

Rocket Fuel 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 #01041a
Complementary Color #e4e7fe
Color Shade: warm yellow (52.8° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 94.71% (better contrasting with black)
Rocket Fuel Color Sample
Rocket Fuel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fefbe5

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Rocket Fuel Color. The Easy On The Eyes color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lemon Sorbet (#fffac0) for more energetic effect. Try Ice Lemon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e4e7fe is the best complementary color to Rocket Fuel. 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 #fefbe5 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 Off Yellow are #feeee4 and #f4fee4. Thus found on the left and right of #fefbe5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bridesmaid and Moon Glow colors as they work well with Rocket Fuel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rocket Fuel palette consists of #eee4fe and #e4f4fe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e4e7fe). Try Blue Chalk and Lily White colors in combination with #fefbe5, 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 #fefbe5 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 Rocket Fuel. Thus White Pointer and Clear Day giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rocket Fuel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hawkes Blue, Hint of Green, and Remy split by 90° on the color wheel. #fefbe5 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. Rocket Fuel tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#e4e7fe) and two others. The Clear Day is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cinderella – 120° from the complementary Hawkes Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e4fefb and #fee4e7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fefbe5 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Rocket Fuel has a hue angle of 52.8°, a saturation of 92.59% and a lightness of 94.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fefbe5 is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 0.39% black ink.

HEX #fefbe5
RGB Decimal rgb(254,251,229)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.18, 9.81, 0.39
HSL hsl(52.8,92.59%,94.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(52.8,9.84%,99.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(98.3218,-2.6649,10.8899)
XYZ xyz(89.5131,95.7223,87.8872)
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