Tropical Siesta Color

#ddc073

Tropical Siesta is calm, 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 #223f8c
Complementary Color #728fdd
Color Shade: orange (43.58° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.88% (better contrasting with white)
Tropical Siesta Color Sample
Tropical Siesta Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ddc073

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tropical Siesta Color. The Golden Apricot color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Workbench (#cda366) for more calm effect. Try Ogryn Flesh Wash as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#728fdd is the best complementary color to Tropical Siesta. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ddc073 complementary color is Danube, 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 Apache are #dd8a72 and #c4dd72. Thus found on the left and right of #ddc073 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copperfield and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Tropical Siesta.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tropical Siesta palette consists of #8a72dd and #72c4dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#728fdd). Try Medium Purple and Viking colors in combination with #ddc073, 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 #ddc073 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 Tropical Siesta. Thus Lavender and Bermuda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tropical Siesta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddc073 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. Tropical Siesta tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#728fdd) and two others. The Bermuda is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #72ddc0 and #dd7290.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ddc073 is made of 42% red, 36% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Tropical Siesta has a hue angle of 43.58°, a saturation of 60.92% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddc073 is made of 0% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 41.57% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #ddc073
RGB Decimal rgb(221,192,115)
RGB Percentage 42%, 36%, 22%
CMYK 0, 11.38, 41.57, 13.33
HSL hsl(43.58,60.92%,65.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(43.58,47.96%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.6417,0.3781,42.4057)
XYZ xyz(51.7629,54.3092,23.9742)
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