Honeycomb is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #25e |
| Complementary Color | #1043dd |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Honeycomb Color. The Soleil color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dream of Spring (#f7cf26) for more energetic effect. Try Gouda Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1043dd is the best complementary color to Honeycomb. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #da1 complementary color is Denim, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #dd4310 and #aadd10. Thus found on the left and right of #da1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tia Maria and Inch Worm colors as they work well with Honeycomb.
The split-complementary Honeycomb palette consists of #4410dd and #10aadd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1043dd). Try Persian Blue and Cerulean colors in combination with #da1, 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 #da1 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Honeycomb. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Honeycomb contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Denim, Malachite, and Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #da1 square combo is a palette of orange, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Honeycomb tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#1043dd) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crimson – 120° from the complementary Denim. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #10ddaa and #dd1043.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddaa11 is made of 54% red, 42% green and 4% blue. In a HSL mode Honeycomb has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 85.71% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddaa11 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 80% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddaa11 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,170,17) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 42%, 4% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 80, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(45,85.71%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,92.31%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.3367,6.8896,73.2677) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2947,44.1621,6.7199) |