Aura Orange Color

#b4262a

Aura Orange is vivid, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #4bd9d5
Complementary Color #26b4b0
Color Shade: cool red (358.31° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.75% (better contrasting with white)
Aura Orange Color Sample
Aura Orange Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b4262a

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Aura Orange Color. The Red-Handed color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Whero Red (#dd262b) for more energetic effect. Try Bloody Rust as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#26b4b0 is the best complementary color to Aura Orange. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b4262a complementary color is Java, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tall Poppy are #b42670 and #b46926. Thus found on the left and right of #b4262a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hibiscus and Desert colors as they work well with Aura Orange.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aura Orange palette consists of #2670b4 and #26b469 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#26b4b0). Try Mariner and Jungle Green colors in combination with #b4262a, 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 #b4262a offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aura Orange. Thus Governor Bay and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aura Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4262a square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Aura Orange tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#26b4b0) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Java. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #29b426 and #b026b4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b4262a is made of 69% red, 15% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Aura Orange has a hue angle of 358.31°, a saturation of 65.14% and a lightness of 42.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4262a is made of 0% cyan, 55.69% magenta, 54.12% yellow and 29.41% black ink.

HEX #b4262a
RGB Decimal rgb(180,38,42)
RGB Percentage 69%, 15%, 16%
CMYK 0, 55.69, 54.12, 29.41
HSL hsl(358.31,65.14%,42.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(358.31,78.89%,70.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.0095,55.6446,34.1321)
XYZ xyz(19.9334,11.2567,3.3126)
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