Orange Rust is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #3da5c3 |
| Complementary Color | #3ca3c2 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (13.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Rust Color. The Farmhouse Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Hot Tamale (#a24a3f) for more calm effect. Try Marmalade Glaze as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3ca3c2 is the best complementary color to Orange Rust. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c25a3c complementary color is Pelorous, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Crail are #c23c60 and #c29d3c. Thus found on the left and right of #c25a3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hibiscus and Tussock colors as they work well with Orange Rust.
The split-complementary Orange Rust palette consists of #3c60c2 and #3cc29d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3ca3c2). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #c25a3c, 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 #c25a3c offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orange Rust. Thus Purple Heart and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orange Rust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pelorous, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c25a3c square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orange Rust tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3ca3c2) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Pelorous. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3cc25a and #c23ca3.
In a RGB color space, hex #c25a3c is made of 56% red, 26% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Rust has a hue angle of 13.43°, a saturation of 52.76% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c25a3c is made of 0% cyan, 40.79% magenta, 52.55% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #c25a3c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,90,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 26%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 40.79, 52.55, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(13.43,52.76%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(13.43,69.07%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.8132,39.5554,36.8105) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7199,19.1079,6.5549) |