Chelsea Gem is soft, 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 | #61acfd |
| Complementary Color | #014c9e |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Chelsea Gem Color. The Gamboge Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Intense Brown (#7f5400) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#014c9e is the best complementary color to Chelsea Gem. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9e5302 complementary color is Endeavour, 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 Chelsea Gem are #9e0401 and #9b9e01. Thus found on the left and right of #9e5302 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sangria and Olive colors as they work well with Chelsea Gem.
The split-complementary Chelsea Gem palette consists of #04019e and #019b9e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#014c9e). Try Navy Blue and Persian Green colors in combination with #9e5302, 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 #9e5302 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 Chelsea Gem. Thus Purple and Green Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chelsea Gem contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Endeavour, Japanese Laurel, and Flirt split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e5302 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. Chelsea Gem tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#014c9e) and two others. The Green Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fresh Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Endeavour. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #019e53 and #9e014d.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e5302 is made of 65% red, 34% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Chelsea Gem has a hue angle of 31.15°, a saturation of 97.5% and a lightness of 31.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e5302 is made of 0% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 61.18% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e5302 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,83,2) |
| RGB Percentage | 65%, 34%, 1% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.41, 61.18, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(31.15,97.5%,31.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.15,98.73%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.4483,26.5967,52.0372) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2048,13.46,1.7487) |