Jaffa 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 | #2792c6 |
| Complementary Color | #39a4d7 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (19.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Jaffa Orange Color. The Melted Copper color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Serape (#d88b4d) for more calm effect. Try Astorath Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#39a4d7 is the best complementary color to Jaffa 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 #d86d39 complementary color is Scooter, 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 Red Damask are #d73954 and #d7bc39. Thus found on the left and right of #d86d39 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise Red and Old Gold colors as they work well with Jaffa Orange.
The split-complementary Jaffa Orange palette consists of #3954d7 and #39d7bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#39a4d7). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #d86d39, 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 #d86d39 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 Jaffa Orange. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Jaffa Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scooter, Atlantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #d86d39 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. Jaffa Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#39a4d7) and two others. The Shamrock 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 #39d76c and #d739a3.
In a RGB color space, hex #d86d39 is made of 57% red, 29% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Jaffa Orange has a hue angle of 19.62°, a saturation of 67.09% and a lightness of 53.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d86d39 is made of 0% cyan, 41.96% magenta, 62.36% yellow and 15.29% black ink.
| HEX | #d86d39 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(216,109,57) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 29%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 41.96, 62.36, 15.29 |
| HSL | hsl(19.62,67.09%,53.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(19.62,73.61%,84.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.8769,38.3225,47.112) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5261,25.8316,7.0372) |