Obscure Orange is vibrant, 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 | #4af |
| Complementary Color | #0065bb |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Obscure Orange Color. The Macharius Solar Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Orange Danger (#dd6600) for more calm effect. Try Indocile Tiger as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0065bb is the best complementary color to Obscure Orange. 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 #b50 complementary color is Science 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 White are #bb0008 and #bbb200. Thus found on the left and right of #b50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Guardsman Red and Buddha Gold colors as they work well with Obscure Orange.
The split-complementary Obscure Orange palette consists of #0008bb and #00bbb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0065bb). Try Dark Blue and Robin's Egg Blue colors in combination with #b50, 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 #b50 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 Obscure Orange. Thus Purple and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Obscure Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Science Blue, Green, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #b50 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. Obscure Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#0065bb) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary Science Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0b5 and #b06.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb5500 is made of 69% red, 31% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Obscure Orange has a hue angle of 27.27°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb5500 is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 73.33% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb5500 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,85,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 69%, 31%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 40, 73.33, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(27.27,100%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.27,100%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.3378,37.5749,57.7912) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.742,17.0618,2.0419) |