Alloy Orange Color

#c46210

Alloy 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 #3b9def
Complementary Color #1071c4
Color Shade: warm red (27.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.57% (better contrasting with white)
Alloy Orange Color Sample
Alloy Orange Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c46210

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Alloy Orange Color. The Caramel Coating color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Therapeutic Toucan (#ee7711) for more energetic effect. Try Supernatural Saffron as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#1071c4 is the best complementary color to Alloy 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 #c46210 complementary color is Denim, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fiery Orange are #c41018 and #c4bb10. Thus found on the left and right of #c46210 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thunderbird and La Rioja colors as they work well with Alloy Orange.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Alloy Orange palette consists of #1018c4 and #10c4bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1071c4). Try Torea Bay and Java colors in combination with #c46210, 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 #c46210 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 Alloy Orange. Thus Purple and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Alloy Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Denim, Malachite, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #c46210 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Alloy Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#1071c4) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Denim. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #10c462 and #c41071.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c46210 is made of 63% red, 32% green and 5% blue. In a HSL mode Alloy Orange has a hue angle of 27.33°, a saturation of 84.91% and a lightness of 41.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c46210 is made of 0% cyan, 38.43% magenta, 70.59% yellow and 23.14% black ink.

HEX #c46210
RGB Decimal rgb(196,98,16)
RGB Percentage 63%, 32%, 5%
CMYK 0, 38.43, 70.59, 23.14
HSL hsl(27.33,84.91%,41.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(27.33,91.84%,76.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.4074,34.7397,57.4449)
XYZ xyz(27.2262,20.5085,3.0138)
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