Vivid Amber is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #36f |
| Complementary Color | #0032cc |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Vivid Amber Color. The Philippine Golden Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Angels Yellow (#f8b800) for more calm effect. Try Nuclear Fallout as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0032cc is the best complementary color to Vivid Amber. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c90 complementary color is International Klein Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #cc3200 and #9c0. Thus found on the left and right of #c90 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Grenadier and White colors as they work well with Vivid Amber.
The split-complementary Vivid Amber palette consists of #30c and #09c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0032cc). Try White and White colors in combination with #c90, 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 #c90 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 Vivid Amber. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vivid Amber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary International Klein Blue, White, and Hollywood Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #c90 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Vivid Amber tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#0032cc) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monza – 120° from the complementary International Klein Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0c9 and #cc0032.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc9900 is made of 57% red, 43% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Vivid Amber has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc9900 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 80% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cc9900 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,153,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 43%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 80, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(45,100%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,100%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.2284,8.3096,70.333) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2931,35.6198,4.9625) |