Orange Squash 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 | #3d89ca |
| Complementary Color | #3580c2 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Squash Color. The Child of the Moon 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 Burnt Pumpkin (#ca955c) for more calm effect. Try Gold Varnish Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3580c2 is the best complementary color to Orange Squash. 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 #c27635 complementary color is Boston 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 Copper are #c2353a and #c2bc35. Thus found on the left and right of #c27635 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flush Mahogany and Earls Green colors as they work well with Orange Squash.
The split-complementary Orange Squash palette consists of #353ac2 and #35c2bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3580c2). Try Governor Bay and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #c27635, 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 #c27635 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 Squash. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orange Squash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c27635 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 Squash tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3580c2) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #35c276 and #c23581.
In a RGB color space, hex #c27635 is made of 53% red, 32% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Squash has a hue angle of 27.66°, a saturation of 57.09% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c27635 is made of 0% cyan, 29.81% magenta, 55.3% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #c27635 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,118,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 32%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.81, 55.3, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(27.66,57.09%,48.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.66,72.68%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.7655,24.3851,46.9548) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3692,24.6832,6.5846) |