Precious Nectar Color

#ffde9c

Precious Nectar 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 #002163
Complementary Color #9cbcff
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 80.59% (better contrasting with black)
Precious Nectar Color Sample
Precious Nectar Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffde9c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Precious Nectar Color. The Sour Tarts color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Barley White (#fff4ce) for more calm effect. Try Simply Peachy as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9cbcff is the best complementary color to Precious Nectar. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffde9c complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #ffac9c and #eeff9c. Thus found on the left and right of #ffde9c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mona Lisa and Jonquil colors as they work well with Precious Nectar.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Precious Nectar palette consists of #ac9cff and #9ceeff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9cbcff). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffde9c, 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 #ffde9c 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 Precious Nectar. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Precious Nectar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffde9c square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Precious Nectar tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9cbcff) 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 #9cffde and #ff9cbc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffde9c is made of 40% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Precious Nectar has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 80.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffde9c is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 38.82% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffde9c
RGB Decimal rgb(255,222,156)
RGB Percentage 40%, 35%, 25%
CMYK 0, 12.94, 38.82, 0
HSL hsl(40,100%,80.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,38.82%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.8142,2.5538,36.5771)
XYZ xyz(73.362,75.9029,42.2366)
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