Daystar Color

#fff8da

Daystar 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 #000725
Complementary Color #dae1ff
Color Shade: warm yellow (48.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 92.75% (better contrasting with black)
Daystar Color Sample
Daystar Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fff8da

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Daystar Color. The Cape Honey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pale Peach (#ffe5ad) for more calm effect. Try Elote as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dae1ff is the best complementary color to Daystar. 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 #fff8da complementary color is Fog, 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 Scotch Mist are #ffe5da and #f3ffda. Thus found on the left and right of #fff8da on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Peach Schnapps and Carla colors as they work well with Daystar.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Daystar palette consists of #e5daff and #daf3ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dae1ff). Try Fog and Pattens Blue colors in combination with #fff8da, 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 #fff8da 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 Daystar. Thus Blue Chalk and Frosted Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Daystar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fog, Snowy Mint, and Pink Lace split by 90° on the color wheel. #fff8da 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. Daystar tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#dae1ff) and two others. The Frosted Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Pink – 120° from the complementary Fog. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dafff8 and #ffdae1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fff8da is made of 35% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Daystar has a hue angle of 48.65°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 92.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fff8da is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #fff8da
RGB Decimal rgb(255,248,218)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 2.75, 14.51, 0
HSL hsl(48.65,100%,92.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(48.65,14.51%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(97.4127,-2.518,15.2499)
XYZ xyz(87.4623,93.4568,79.7589)
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