Indochine Color

#c26b03

Indochine is vibrant, 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 #3d94fc
Complementary Color #0259c2
Color Shade: orange (32.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.63% (better contrasting with white)
Indochine Color Sample
Indochine Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c26b03

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Indochine Color. The Dark Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pirate Gold (#ba7f03) for more calm effect. Try Spanish Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#0259c2 is the best complementary color to Indochine. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c26b03 complementary color is Science Blue, 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 Indochine are #c20b02 and #b9c202. Thus found on the left and right of #c26b03 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Milano Red and Rio Grande colors as they work well with Indochine.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Indochine palette consists of #0b02c2 and #02b9c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0259c2). Try Dark Blue and Robin's Egg Blue colors in combination with #c26b03, 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 #c26b03 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 Indochine. Thus Purple and Jade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Indochine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Science Blue, Green, and Hollywood Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #c26b03 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. Indochine tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#0259c2) and two others. The Jade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lipstick – 120° from the complementary Science Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #02c26b and #c20259.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c26b03 is made of 64% red, 35% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Indochine has a hue angle of 32.67°, a saturation of 96.95% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c26b03 is made of 0% cyan, 34.12% magenta, 74.9% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #c26b03
RGB Decimal rgb(194,107,3)
RGB Percentage 64%, 35%, 1%
CMYK 0, 34.12, 74.9, 23.92
HSL hsl(32.67,96.95%,38.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.67,98.45%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.0178,28.9889,61.128)
XYZ xyz(27.5223,21.9913,2.8803)
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