Orange Ballad 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 | #4a92be |
Complementary Color | #4189b5 |
Color Shade: | warm red (22.76° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 48.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Ballad Color. The Canvas color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Alfajor Brown (#a55232) for more energetic effect. Try Hello Fall as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4189b5 is the best complementary color to Orange Ballad. 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 #b56d41 complementary color is Steel Blue, 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 #b5414e and #b5a741. Thus found on the left and right of #b56d41 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut and Roti colors as they work well with Orange Ballad.
The split-complementary Orange Ballad palette consists of #414eb5 and #41b5a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4189b5). Try San Marino and Keppel colors in combination with #b56d41, 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 #b56d41 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 Ballad. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orange Ballad contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b56d41 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 Ballad tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4189b5) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41b56d and #b54188.
In a RGB color space, hex #b56d41 is made of 51% red, 31% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Ballad has a hue angle of 22.76°, a saturation of 47.15% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b56d41 is made of 0% cyan, 28.23% magenta, 45.49% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
HEX | #b56d41 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(181,109,65) |
RGB Percentage | 51%, 31%, 18% |
CMYK | 0, 28.23, 45.49, 29.02 |
HSL | hsl(22.76,47.15%,48.24%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.76,64.09%,70.98%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(53.1053,24.5239,36.3007) |
XYZ | xyz(25.4788,21.1427,7.7391) |