Baroque Color

#ddaa22

Baroque is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #25d
Complementary Color #2154dd
Color Shade: orange (43.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Baroque Color Sample
Baroque Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ddaa22

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Baroque Color. The Earls Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Seed Pod (#dac43c) for more calm effect. Try Autumn Blaze as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2154dd is the best complementary color to Baroque. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #da2 complementary color is Mariner, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #dd4c21 and #b2dd21. Thus found on the left and right of #da2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Punch and Key Lime Pie colors as they work well with Baroque.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Baroque palette consists of #4c21dd and #21b2dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2154dd). Try Purple Heart and Curious Blue colors in combination with #da2, 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 #da2 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Baroque. Thus Purple Heart and Java giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Baroque contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Malachite, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #da2 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Baroque tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2154dd) and two others. The Java is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amaranth – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #21ddaa and #dd2155.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ddaa22 is made of 52% red, 40% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Baroque has a hue angle of 43.64°, a saturation of 73.33% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddaa22 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 73.34% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #ddaa22
RGB Decimal rgb(221,170,34)
RGB Percentage 52%, 40%, 8%
CMYK 0, 20, 73.34, 13.33
HSL hsl(43.64,73.33%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(43.64,84.62%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.3867,7.2204,69.6573)
XYZ xyz(44.4823,44.2371,7.7075)
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