Orange Essential is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #2e6f83 |
| Complementary Color | #7cbdd1 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (14.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Essential Color. The Flowerpot color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Contessa (#c6726b) for more calm effect. Try Arabesque as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7cbdd1 is the best complementary color to Orange Essential. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d1907c complementary color is Half Baked, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of My Pink are #d17c92 and #d1ba7c. Thus found on the left and right of #d1907c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Charm and Straw colors as they work well with Orange Essential.
The split-complementary Orange Essential palette consists of #7c92d1 and #7cd1ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7cbdd1). Try Chetwode Blue and Monte Carlo colors in combination with #d1907c, 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 #d1907c offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orange Essential. Thus Lilac Bush and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orange Essential contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Half Baked, Feijoa, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1907c square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orange Essential tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#7cbdd1) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Half Baked. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7cd190 and #d17cbc.
In a RGB color space, hex #d1907c is made of 44% red, 30% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Essential has a hue angle of 14.12°, a saturation of 48.02% and a lightness of 65.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1907c is made of 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #d1907c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(209,144,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 30%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.49, 33.33, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(14.12,48.02%,65.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(14.12,40.67%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.7152,22.1794,20.559) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9058,34.9571,23.7129) |