South Shore Sun 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 | #002361 |
| Complementary Color | #9ec0ff |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.98% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to South Shore Sun Color. The Sinner's City color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rich Honey (#f9bc7d) for more calm effect. Try Dedication as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9ec0ff is the best complementary color to South Shore Sun. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffdc9e complementary color is Anakiwa, 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 Cream Brulee are #ffab9e and #f1ff9e. Thus found on the left and right of #ffdc9e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mona Lisa and Jonquil colors as they work well with South Shore Sun.
The split-complementary South Shore Sun palette consists of #ab9eff and #9ef1ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ec0ff). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffdc9e, 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 #ffdc9e 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 South Shore Sun. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of South Shore Sun contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffdc9e 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. South Shore Sun tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9ec0ff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carnation Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9effdc and #ff9ec0.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffdc9e is made of 40% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode South Shore Sun has a hue angle of 38.35°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 80.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffdc9e is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffdc9e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,220,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 35%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.73, 38.04, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(38.35,100%,80.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.35,38.04%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.3532,3.7953,34.9542) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.0048,74.915,42.96) |