Orange Ochre 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 | #2386c5 |
| Complementary Color | #3a9cdc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Ochre Color. The Pirate Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sumac dyed (#e08a1e) for more energetic effect. Try Soft Pumpkin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3a9cdc is the best complementary color to Orange Ochre. 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 #dc793a complementary color is Curious 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 Red Damask are #dc3a4b and #dcca3a. Thus found on the left and right of #dc793a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Valencia and Wattle colors as they work well with Orange Ochre.
The split-complementary Orange Ochre palette consists of #3a4bdc and #3adcca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3a9cdc). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #dc793a, 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 #dc793a 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 Orange Ochre. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orange Ochre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Curious Blue, Lima, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #dc793a 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. Orange Ochre tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3a9cdc) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Curious Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3adc79 and #dc3a9c.
In a RGB color space, hex #dc793a is made of 55% red, 30% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Ochre has a hue angle of 23.33°, a saturation of 69.83% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dc793a is made of 0% cyan, 38.82% magenta, 63.52% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dc793a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,121,58) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 30%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 38.82, 63.52, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(23.33,69.83%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.33,73.64%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.9541,33.7659,50.037) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1163,29.1959,7.6821) |