El Paso is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #e1e8f7 |
| Complementary Color | #080e1e |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 7.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to El Paso Color. The Karaka 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 soft alternative called Mikado (#2d2510) for more calm effect. Try Onion as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#080e1e is the best complementary color to El Paso. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1e1708 complementary color is Ebony, 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 El Paso are #1e0c08 and #191e08. Thus found on the left and right of #1e1708 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Crowshead and Green Waterloo colors as they work well with El Paso.
The split-complementary El Paso palette consists of #0b081e and #08191e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#080e1e). Try Haiti and Firefly colors in combination with #1e1708, 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 #1e1708 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 El Paso. Thus Haiti and Bush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of El Paso contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ebony, Palm Green, and Coffee Bean split by 90° on the color wheel. #1e1708 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. El Paso tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#080e1e) and two others. The Bush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Asphalt – 120° from the complementary Ebony. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #081e17 and #1e080f.
In a RGB color space, hex #1e1708 is made of 49% red, 38% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode El Paso has a hue angle of 40.91°, a saturation of 57.89% and a lightness of 7.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1e1708 is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 8.62% yellow and 88.24% black ink.
| HEX | #1e1708 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(30,23,8) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 38%, 13% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 8.62, 88.24 |
| HSL | hsl(40.91,57.89%,7.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.91,73.33%,11.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(8.1855,0.9669,8.9925) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.8856,0.9063,0.358) |