Obstinate Orange is vibrant, 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 | #28aad5 |
| Complementary Color | #29acd7 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (14.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Obstinate Orange Color. The Japanese Koi color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Jaffa (#e27945) for more energetic effect. Try Mann Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#29acd7 is the best complementary color to Obstinate 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 #d7552a 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 Flame Pea are #d72955 and #d7ab29. Thus found on the left and right of #d7552a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise Red and Hokey Pokey colors as they work well with Obstinate Orange.
The split-complementary Obstinate Orange palette consists of #2955d7 and #29d7ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#29acd7). Try Mariner and Turquoise colors in combination with #d7552a, 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 #d7552a offers a combination of warm blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Obstinate Orange. Thus Purple Heart and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Obstinate Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scooter, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #d7552a 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. Obstinate Orange tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#29acd7) and two others. The Mountain Meadow 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 #29d754 and #d729ab.
In a RGB color space, hex #d7552a is made of 63% red, 25% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Obstinate Orange has a hue angle of 14.91°, a saturation of 68.38% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d7552a is made of 0% cyan, 50.98% magenta, 67.84% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #d7552a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(215,85,42) |
| RGB Percentage | 63%, 25%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 50.98, 67.84, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(14.91,68.38%,50.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(14.91,80.47%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.071,48.9914,49.4562) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6907,21.1112,4.5951) |