Day Lily 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 | #000613 |
| Complementary Color | #ecf2ff |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 96.27% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Day Lily Color. The Pure Laughter color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bisque (#ffe4c4) for more calm effect. Try Fricassée as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ecf2ff is the best complementary color to Day Lily. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fff9ec complementary color is Zircon, 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 Early Dawn are #ffefec and #fbffec. Thus found on the left and right of #fff9ec on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fair Pink and China Ivory colors as they work well with Day Lily.
The split-complementary Day Lily palette consists of #efecff and #ecfbff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ecf2ff). Try Titan White and Twilight Blue colors in combination with #fff9ec, 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 #fff9ec 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 Day Lily. Thus White Pointer and Clear Day giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Day Lily contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zircon, Hint of Green, and Tutu split by 90° on the color wheel. #fff9ec 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. Day Lily tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#ecf2ff) and two others. The Clear Day is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender blush – 120° from the complementary Zircon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ecfff9 and #ffecf2.
In a RGB color space, hex #fff9ec is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Day Lily has a hue angle of 41.05°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 96.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fff9ec is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #fff9ec |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,249,236) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 7.45, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(41.05,100%,96.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.05,7.45%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(98.0605,-0.1865,6.9304) |
| XYZ | xyz(90.256,95.0675,92.9497) |