Striking Orange 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 | #3187bc |
| Complementary Color | #4299ce |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Striking Orange Color. The Enchanting Ginger 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 soft alternative called Folksy Gold (#d69969) for more calm effect. Try Suede Vest as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4299ce is the best complementary color to Striking 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 #ce7843 complementary color is Shakespeare, 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 Raw Sienna are #ce4253 and #cebd42. Thus found on the left and right of #ce7843 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flush Mahogany and Old Gold colors as they work well with Striking Orange.
The split-complementary Striking Orange palette consists of #4253ce and #42cebd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4299ce). Try Indigo and Turquoise colors in combination with #ce7843, 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 #ce7843 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 Striking Orange. Thus Purple Heart and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Striking Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shakespeare, Emerald, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #ce7843 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. Striking Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4299ce) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Shakespeare. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42ce78 and #ce4298.
In a RGB color space, hex #ce7843 is made of 52% red, 31% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Striking Orange has a hue angle of 22.88°, a saturation of 58.65% and a lightness of 53.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ce7843 is made of 0% cyan, 33.72% magenta, 54.51% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #ce7843 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,120,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 31%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 33.72, 54.51, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(22.88,58.65%,53.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.88,67.48%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.9373,29.0652,42.8458) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1832,26.96,8.765) |