Orange Danger Color

#dd6600

Orange Danger 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 #29f
Complementary Color #07d
Color Shade: warm red (27.69° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.33% (better contrasting with white)
Orange Danger Color Sample
Orange Danger Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dd6600

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Danger Color. The Orangish Brown 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 soft alternative called Seabuckthorn Yellow Brown (#cd7b00) for more calm effect. Try Tangerine Skin as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#07d is the best complementary color to Orange Danger. 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 #d60 complementary color is White, 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 White are #dd0008 and #ddd400. Thus found on the left and right of #d60 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monza and Corn colors as they work well with Orange Danger.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Orange Danger palette consists of #0008dd and #00ddd4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#07d). Try Dark Blue and Robin's Egg Blue colors in combination with #d60, 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 #d60 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 Danger. Thus Electric Violet and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Orange Danger contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Green, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #d60 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. Orange Danger tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#07d) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0d6 and #d07.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dd6600 is made of 68% red, 32% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Danger has a hue angle of 27.69°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd6600 is made of 0% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 86.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dd6600
RGB Decimal rgb(221,102,0)
RGB Percentage 68%, 32%, 0%
CMYK 0, 46.67, 86.67, 13.33
HSL hsl(27.69,100%,43.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(27.69,100%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.9533,42.4552,65.5144)
XYZ xyz(34.5702,24.8749,2.9793)
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