Orange Roughy is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #57acca |
| Complementary Color | #358aa8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Roughy Color. The Sunbathing Beauty color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gatsby Brick (#8e3b2f) for more calm effect. Try Bourbon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#358aa8 is the best complementary color to Orange Roughy. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a85335 complementary color is Astral, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Brown Rust are #a83550 and #a88c35. Thus found on the left and right of #a85335 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Night Shadz and Luxor Gold colors as they work well with Orange Roughy.
The split-complementary Orange Roughy palette consists of #3550a8 and #35a88c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#358aa8). Try Azure and Keppel colors in combination with #a85335, 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 #a85335 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orange Roughy. Thus Gigas and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orange Roughy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Astral, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a85335 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orange Roughy tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#358aa8) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary Astral. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #35a852 and #a8358a.
In a RGB color space, hex #a85335 is made of 55% red, 27% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Roughy has a hue angle of 15.65°, a saturation of 52.04% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a85335 is made of 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 45.1% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a85335 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,83,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 27%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 33.33, 45.1, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(15.65,52.04%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.65,68.45%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.3153,32.5304,33.2902) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8843,14.7684,5.1707) |