Leopard Color

#d09800

Leopard 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 #2f67ff
Complementary Color #0037d0
Color Shade: orange (43.85° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.78% (better contrasting with white)
Leopard Color Sample
Leopard Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d09800

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Leopard Color. The Pico Orange 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 Sunflower Mango (#ffb700) for more calm effect. Try Philippine Golden Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0037d0 is the best complementary color to Leopard. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d09800 complementary color is Cobalt, 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 Buddha Gold are #d03000 and #a0d000. Thus found on the left and right of #d09800 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Grenadier and Pistachio colors as they work well with Leopard.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Leopard palette consists of #2f00d0 and #00a0d0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0037d0). Try Dark Blue and Cerulean colors in combination with #d09800, 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 #d09800 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 Leopard. Thus Electric Violet and Caribbean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Leopard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cobalt, Malachite, and Hollywood Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #d09800 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. Leopard tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#0037d0) and two others. The Caribbean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monza – 120° from the complementary Cobalt. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00d098 and #d00037.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d09800 is made of 58% red, 42% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Leopard has a hue angle of 43.85°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 40.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d09800 is made of 0% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 81.57% yellow and 18.43% black ink.

HEX #d09800
RGB Decimal rgb(208,152,0)
RGB Percentage 58%, 42%, 0%
CMYK 0, 21.96, 81.57, 18.43
HSL hsl(43.85,100%,40.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(43.85,100%,81.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.4177,10.6237,70.6706)
XYZ xyz(37.2407,35.8664,4.9601)
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