Northern Star 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 | #000015 |
| Complementary Color | #e9e9ff |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 95.88% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Northern Star Color. The Spring Buttercup 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 Golden Wash (#fffec6) for more calm effect. Try Lemon Soap as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e9e9ff is the best complementary color to Northern Star. 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 #ffffea complementary color is Titan White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Apricot White are #fff4e9 and #f4ffe9. Thus found on the left and right of #ffffea on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Serenade and Rice Flower colors as they work well with Northern Star.
The split-complementary Northern Star palette consists of #f4e9ff and #e9f4ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9e9ff). Try Blue Chalk and Solitude colors in combination with #ffffea, 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 #ffffea 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 Northern Star. Thus Pink Lace and Tranquil giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Northern Star contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Titan White, Frosted Mint, and Pale Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffffea square combo is a palette of warm yellow, green cyan, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Northern Star tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#e9e9ff) and two others. The Tranquil 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 #e9ffff and #ffe9e9.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffffea is made of 34% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Northern Star has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 95.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffffea is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffffea |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,255,234) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 8.24, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(60,100%,95.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,8.24%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(99.5031,-3.5261,10.0279) |
| XYZ | xyz(91.8513,98.7205,92.0558) |