Amber Wave is calm, 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 | #2874aa |
| Complementary Color | #54a1d7 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Amber Wave Color. The Sorbus color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Great Dane (#d1a369) for more calm effect. Try Apricot Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#54a1d7 is the best complementary color to Amber Wave. 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 #d78b55 complementary color is Havelock Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Di Serria are #d75460 and #d7cc54. Thus found on the left and right of #d78b55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman and Tacha colors as they work well with Amber Wave.
The split-complementary Amber Wave palette consists of #5460d7 and #54d7cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54a1d7). Try Royal Blue and Viking colors in combination with #d78b55, 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 #d78b55 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 Amber Wave. Thus Medium Purple and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Amber Wave contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #d78b55 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Amber Wave tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#54a1d7) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cranberry – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #54d78b and #d754a1.
In a RGB color space, hex #d78b55 is made of 49% red, 32% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Amber Wave has a hue angle of 24.92°, a saturation of 61.9% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d78b55 is made of 0% cyan, 29.8% magenta, 50.98% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #d78b55 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(215,139,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 32%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.8, 50.98, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(24.92,61.9%,58.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.92,60.47%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.6184,23.7241,40.4555) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8966,33.5682,13.0236) |