Luminary Color

#fffeed

Luminary 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 #000112
Complementary Color #edeeff
Color Shade: warm yellow (56.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 96.47% (better contrasting with black)
Luminary Color Sample
Luminary Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fffeed

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Luminary Color. The Butterball 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 Alexandria's Lighthouse (#fcefc1) for more calm effect. Try Lazy Summer Day as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#edeeff is the best complementary color to Luminary. 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 #fffeed complementary color is Titan White, 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 Apricot White are #fff5ed and #f7ffed. Thus found on the left and right of #fffeed on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Seashell Peach and Ceramic colors as they work well with Luminary.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Luminary palette consists of #f5edff and #edf7ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#edeeff). Try Blue Chalk and Zumthor colors in combination with #fffeed, 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 #fffeed 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 Luminary. Thus White Pointer and Dew giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Luminary contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Titan White, Hint of Green, and Tutu split by 90° on the color wheel. #fffeed 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. Luminary tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#edeeff) and two others. The Dew is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fair Pink – 120° from the complementary Titan White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #edfffe and #ffedee.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fffeed is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Luminary has a hue angle of 56.67°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 96.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fffeed is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #fffeed
RGB Decimal rgb(255,254,237)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 0.39, 7.06, 0
HSL hsl(56.67,100%,96.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(56.67,7.06%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(99.3225,-2.5384,8.2329)
XYZ xyz(91.9679,98.258,94.2392)
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