Orpiment Orange Color

#d17c3f

Orpiment 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 #2e83c0
Complementary Color #3f93d1
Color Shade: warm red (25.07° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.33% (better contrasting with white)
Orpiment Orange Color Sample
Orpiment Orange Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d17c3f

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orpiment Orange Color. The Apple Crisp color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bright Delight (#cd5b26) for more energetic effect. Try Porsche as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3f93d1 is the best complementary color to Orpiment 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 #d17c3f complementary color is Shakespeare, 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 Raw Sienna are #d13f4a and #d1c43f. Thus found on the left and right of #d17c3f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flush Mahogany and Old Gold colors as they work well with Orpiment Orange.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Orpiment Orange palette consists of #3f4ad1 and #3fd1c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f93d1). Try Cerulean Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #d17c3f, 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 #d17c3f 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 Orpiment Orange. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Orpiment Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shakespeare, Emerald, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #d17c3f 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. Orpiment Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3f93d1) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Shakespeare. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3fd17c and #d13f93.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d17c3f is made of 53% red, 31% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Orpiment Orange has a hue angle of 25.07°, a saturation of 61.34% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d17c3f is made of 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 57.25% yellow and 18.04% black ink.

HEX #d17c3f
RGB Decimal rgb(209,124,63)
RGB Percentage 53%, 31%, 16%
CMYK 0, 33.33, 57.25, 18.04
HSL hsl(25.07,61.34%,53.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.07,69.86%,81.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.1853,27.9356,46.3564)
XYZ xyz(34.3994,28.3295,8.3577)
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