Caster Sugar is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #000017 |
| Complementary Color | #e7e7ff |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 95.49% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Caster Sugar Color. The Lemon Sorbet 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 Yellow Blitz (#fdf4bb) for more calm effect. Try Dandelion Wine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e7e7ff is the best complementary color to Caster Sugar. 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 #ffffe8 complementary color is Titan White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chilean Heath are #fff3e7 and #f3ffe7. Thus found on the left and right of #ffffe8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Serenade and Rice Flower colors as they work well with Caster Sugar.
The split-complementary Caster Sugar palette consists of #f3e7ff and #e7f3ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7e7ff). Try Blue Chalk and Solitude colors in combination with #ffffe8, 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 #ffffe8 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 Caster Sugar. Thus Pink Lace and Tranquil giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caster Sugar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Titan White, Frosted Mint, and Pale Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffffe8 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Caster Sugar tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#e7e7ff) and two others. The Tranquil is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pippin – 120° from the complementary Titan White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7ffff and #ffe7e7.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffffe8 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Caster Sugar has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 95.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffffe8 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffffe8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,255,232) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 9.02, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(60,100%,95.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,9.02%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(99.4585,-3.8471,10.9873) |
| XYZ | xyz(91.5655,98.6062,90.5508) |