Deep Orange Color

#dc4d01

Deep Orange is vivid, 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 #23b2fe
Complementary Color #008fdc
Color Shade: warm red (20.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.33% (better contrasting with white)
Deep Orange Color Sample
Deep Orange Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dc4d01

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Orange Color. The Ochre Spice 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 saturated alternative called Safety Orange (#ff6600) for more energetic effect. Try Blaze Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#008fdc is the best complementary color to Deep 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 #dc4d01 complementary color is Cerulean, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Grenadier are #dc0022 and #dcba00. Thus found on the left and right of #dc4d01 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monza and Corn colors as they work well with Deep Orange.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deep Orange palette consists of #0022dc and #00dcba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#008fdc). Try Dark Blue and Robin's Egg Blue colors in combination with #dc4d01, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #dc4d01 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 Deep Orange. Thus Electric Violet and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deep Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean, Harlequin, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #dc4d01 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#008fdc) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hollywood Cerise – 120° from the complementary Cerulean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00dc4d and #dc0090.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dc4d01 is made of 74% red, 26% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Orange has a hue angle of 20.82°, a saturation of 99.1% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dc4d01 is made of 0% cyan, 56.07% magenta, 85.88% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #dc4d01
RGB Decimal rgb(220,77,1)
RGB Percentage 74%, 26%, 0%
CMYK 0, 56.07, 85.88, 13.73
HSL hsl(20.82,99.1%,43.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20.82,99.55%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.4263,53.5257,62.7319)
XYZ xyz(32.1746,20.5256,2.2948)
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