Sinister Color

#12110e

Sinister is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #edeef1
Complementary Color #0e0f12
Color Shade: orange (45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 6.27% (better contrasting with white)
Sinister Color Sample
Sinister Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #12110e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sinister Color. The Dark Veil color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called King Kong (#161410) for more energetic effect. Try Maire as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0e0f12 is the best complementary color to Sinister. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #12110e complementary color is Woodsmoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rangoon Green are #120f0e and #11120e. Thus found on the left and right of #12110e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cod Gray and Rangoon Green colors as they work well with Sinister.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sinister palette consists of #0f0e12 and #0e1112 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0e0f12). Try Woodsmoke and Woodsmoke colors in combination with #12110e, 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 #12110e 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 Sinister. Thus Bastille and Woodsmoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sinister contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woodsmoke, Log Cabin, and Cod Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #12110e square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan 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. Sinister tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#0e0f12) and two others. The Woodsmoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cod Gray – 120° from the complementary Woodsmoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0e1211 and #120e0f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #12110e is made of 37% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Sinister has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 12.5% and a lightness of 6.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #12110e is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 92.94% black ink.

HEX #12110e
RGB Decimal rgb(18,17,14)
RGB Percentage 37%, 35%, 29%
CMYK 0, 0.39, 1.57, 92.94
HSL hsl(45,12.5%,6.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45,22.22%,7.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(5.0693,-0.1736,1.6471)
XYZ xyz(0.5292,0.5612,0.4959)
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