Orange Shot 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 | #28b |
| Complementary Color | #44a9dc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Shot Color. The Saber-Toothed Tiger color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Energetic Orange (#d85739) for more calm effect. Try Amiable Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#44a9dc is the best complementary color to Orange Shot. 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 #d74 complementary color is Picton 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 White are #dc445d and #dcc344. Thus found on the left and right of #d74 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cabaret and Anzac colors as they work well with Orange Shot.
The split-complementary Orange Shot palette consists of #445ddc and #44dcc3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#44a9dc). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #d74, 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 #d74 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 Shot. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orange Shot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #d74 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 Shot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#44a9dc) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #44dc77 and #dc44a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #dd7744 is made of 54% red, 29% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Shot has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 69.23% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd7744 is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 60% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dd7744 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,119,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 29%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 40, 60, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(20,69.23%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,69.23%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.7668,35.6948,44.9495) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.459,28.9832,9.0888) |