Hot Toddy Color

#b38007

Hot Toddy 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 #4c7ff8
Complementary Color #0739b3
Color Shade: orange (42.21° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.47% (better contrasting with white)
Hot Toddy Color Sample
Hot Toddy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b38007

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Hot Toddy Color. The Romaine Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tree Sap (#cc7711) for more calm effect. Try Indocile Tiger as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#0739b3 is the best complementary color to Hot Toddy. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b38007 complementary color is Cobalt, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hot Toddy are #b32a07 and #8fb307. Thus found on the left and right of #b38007 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Milano Red and Pistachio colors as they work well with Hot Toddy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hot Toddy palette consists of #2a07b3 and #078fb3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0739b3). Try Ultramarine and Bondi Blue colors in combination with #b38007, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b38007 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 Hot Toddy. Thus Purple and Niagara giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hot Toddy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cobalt, Malachite, and Lipstick split by 90° on the color wheel. #b38007 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hot Toddy tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#0739b3) and two others. The Niagara is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shiraz – 120° from the complementary Cobalt. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #07b380 and #b30739.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b38007 is made of 57% red, 41% green and 2% blue. In a HSL mode Hot Toddy has a hue angle of 42.21°, a saturation of 92.47% and a lightness of 36.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b38007 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 67.45% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b38007
RGB Decimal rgb(179,128,7)
RGB Percentage 57%, 41%, 2%
CMYK 0, 20, 67.45, 29.8
HSL hsl(42.21,92.47%,36.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.21,96.09%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.1118,10.8791,61.5969)
XYZ xyz(26.3479,25.0374,3.645)
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