End of Summer Color

#cc8f15

End of Summer is soft, 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 #3370ea
Complementary Color #1551cc
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.12% (better contrasting with white)
End of Summer Color Sample
End of Summer Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc8f15

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to End of Summer Color. The Sun Drops color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sports Fan (#e08119) for more calm effect. Try Tree Sap as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#1551cc is the best complementary color to End of Summer. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cc8f15 complementary color is Denim, 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 Pizza are #cc3315 and #adcc15. Thus found on the left and right of #cc8f15 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thunderbird and La Rioja colors as they work well with End of Summer.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary End of Summer palette consists of #3315cc and #15adcc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1551cc). Try Persian Blue and Java colors in combination with #cc8f15, 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 #cc8f15 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 End of Summer. Thus Purple Heart and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of End of Summer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Denim, Malachite, and Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #cc8f15 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. End of Summer tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1551cc) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crimson – 120° from the complementary Denim. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #15cc8f and #cc1551.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc8f15 is made of 55% red, 39% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode End of Summer has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 81.33% and a lightness of 44.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc8f15 is made of 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 71.76% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc8f15
RGB Decimal rgb(204,143,21)
RGB Percentage 55%, 39%, 6%
CMYK 0, 23.92, 71.76, 20
HSL hsl(40,81.33%,44.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,89.71%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.7838,14.007,65.2184)
XYZ xyz(34.8597,32.5364,5.1523)
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