Dark Orange Color

#c65102

Dark Orange is vivid, 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 #39aefd
Complementary Color #0176c6
Color Shade: warm red (24.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.22% (better contrasting with white)
Dark Orange Color Sample
Dark Orange Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c65102

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Orange Color. The Umber color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Chelsea Gem (#9e5302) for more calm effect. Try Exuberance as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#0176c6 is the best complementary color to Dark 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 #c65102 complementary color is Lochmara, 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 Burnt Orange are #c60114 and #c6b301. Thus found on the left and right of #c65102 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monza and Buddha Gold colors as they work well with Dark Orange.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dark Orange palette consists of #0114c6 and #01c6b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0176c6). Try Dark Blue and Robin's Egg Blue colors in combination with #c65102, 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 #c65102 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 Dark Orange. Thus Purple and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dark Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lochmara, Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #c65102 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. Dark Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#0176c6) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lipstick – 120° from the complementary Lochmara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #01c651 and #c60176.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c65102 is made of 70% red, 29% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Orange has a hue angle of 24.18°, a saturation of 98% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c65102 is made of 0% cyan, 45.89% magenta, 76.87% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c65102
RGB Decimal rgb(198,81,2)
RGB Percentage 70%, 29%, 1%
CMYK 0, 45.89, 76.87, 22.35
HSL hsl(24.18,98%,39.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24.18,98.99%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.3685,43.8184,58.8284)
XYZ xyz(26.2421,17.895,2.1284)
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