Amber Sun is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #067 |
| Complementary Color | #87eeff |
| Color Shade: | mid red (8.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Amber Sun Color. The Blushing Apricot color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Melon Water (#fdbcb4) for more calm effect. Try Pallid Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#87eeff is the best complementary color to Amber Sun. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f98 complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ff87b2 and #ffd487. Thus found on the left and right of #f98 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Salmon and Grandis colors as they work well with Amber Sun.
The split-complementary Amber Sun palette consists of #87b2ff and #87ffd4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#87eeff). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #f98, 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 #f98 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Amber Sun. Thus Heliotrope and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Amber Sun contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Reef, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f98 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Amber Sun tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#87eeff) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blush Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #87ff98 and #ff87ee.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff9988 is made of 47% red, 28% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Amber Sun has a hue angle of 8.57°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff9988 is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff9988 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,153,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 28%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 40, 46.67, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(8.57,100%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(8.57,46.67%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.4286,36.3639,25.318) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.0752,45.82,29.1285) |