Mandalay 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 | #5287e4 |
| Complementary Color | #1a4fad |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mandalay Color. The Geebung color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Honey Ginger (#a86217) for more energetic effect. Try Dulce de Leche as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1a4fad is the best complementary color to Mandalay. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ad781b complementary color is Fun Blue, 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 Mandalay are #ad2e1a and #99ad1a. Thus found on the left and right of #ad781b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roof Terracotta and Citron colors as they work well with Mandalay.
The split-complementary Mandalay palette consists of #2e1aad and #1a99ad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1a4fad). Try Persian Blue and Eastern Blue colors in combination with #ad781b, 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 #ad781b 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 Mandalay. Thus Seance and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mandalay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fun Blue, Forest Green, and Violet Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad781b 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. Mandalay tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1a4fad) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maroon Flush – 120° from the complementary Fun Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1aad77 and #ad1a4f.
In a RGB color space, hex #ad781b is made of 54% red, 38% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Mandalay has a hue angle of 38.22°, a saturation of 73% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad781b is made of 0% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 57.25% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #ad781b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,120,27) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 38%, 8% |
| CMYK | 0, 20.78, 57.25, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(38.22,73%,39.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.22,84.39%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.445,13.035,54.4918) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1479,22.3963,4.0871) |