Spicy Orange is vivid, 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 | #28c3d9 |
| Complementary Color | #26c0d7 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (7.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Spicy Orange Color. The Jelly Slug 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 Chinese Brown (#ab381f) for more calm effect. Try Rosy Sunset as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#26c0d7 is the best complementary color to Spicy Orange. 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 #d73c26 complementary color is Scooter, 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 Punch are #d72668 and #d79426. Thus found on the left and right of #d73c26 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise Red and Brandy Punch colors as they work well with Spicy Orange.
The split-complementary Spicy Orange palette consists of #2668d7 and #26d794 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#26c0d7). Try Mariner and Shamrock colors in combination with #d73c26, 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 #d73c26 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 Spicy Orange. Thus Purple Heart and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spicy Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scooter, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #d73c26 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. Spicy Orange tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#26c0d7) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Scooter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #26d73c and #d726c0.
In a RGB color space, hex #d73c26 is made of 69% red, 19% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Spicy Orange has a hue angle of 7.46°, a saturation of 69.96% and a lightness of 49.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d73c26 is made of 0% cyan, 60.78% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #d73c26 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(215,60,38) |
| RGB Percentage | 69%, 19%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 60.78, 69.41, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(7.46,69.96%,49.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(7.46,82.33%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.2755,59.0348,47.8077) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.99,17.8187,3.6924) |