Amberglow Color

#dc793e

Amberglow 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 #2386c1
Complementary Color #3ea1db
Color Shade: warm red (22.41° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 55.29% (better contrasting with white)
Amberglow Color Sample
Amberglow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dc793e

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Amberglow Color. The Tuscany color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Orange Caramel (#de954b) for more calm effect. Try Di Sierra as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3ea1db is the best complementary color to Amberglow. 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 #dc793e complementary color is Curious Blue, 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 Red Damask are #db3e51 and #dbc83e. Thus found on the left and right of #dc793e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise Red and Wattle colors as they work well with Amberglow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Amberglow palette consists of #3e51db and #3edbc8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3ea1db). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #dc793e, 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 #dc793e 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 Amberglow. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Amberglow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Curious Blue, Atlantis, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #dc793e 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. Amberglow tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3ea1db) 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 #3edb79 and #db3ea1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dc793e is made of 55% red, 30% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Amberglow has a hue angle of 22.41°, a saturation of 69.3% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dc793e is made of 0% cyan, 38.82% magenta, 61.96% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #dc793e
RGB Decimal rgb(220,121,62)
RGB Percentage 55%, 30%, 15%
CMYK 0, 38.82, 61.96, 13.73
HSL hsl(22.41,69.3%,55.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.41,71.82%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.9913,33.9526,48.15)
XYZ xyz(37.2221,29.2382,8.2391)
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