Obsession is calm, 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 | #516aaf |
| Complementary Color | #5068ae |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.04° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Obsession Color. The Galia Melon color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Persian Gold (#9b7939) for more energetic effect. Try Ovoid Fruit as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5068ae is the best complementary color to Obsession. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ae9550 complementary color is San Marino, 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 Driftwood are #ae6650 and #97ae50. Thus found on the left and right of #ae9550 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Santa Fe and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Obsession.
The split-complementary Obsession palette consists of #6550ae and #5097ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5068ae). Try Blue Violet and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #ae9550, 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 #ae9550 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 Obsession. Thus Studio and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Obsession contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae9550 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. Obsession tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5068ae) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #50ae95 and #ae5068.
In a RGB color space, hex #ae9550 is made of 43% red, 37% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Obsession has a hue angle of 44.04°, a saturation of 37.01% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae9550 is made of 0% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 36.87% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #ae9550 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,149,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 37%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.81, 36.87, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(44.04,37.01%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.04,54.02%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.569,0.4476,39.5098) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.651,31.0727,12.0243) |