Tiger Cub Color

#deae46

Tiger Cub 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 #2151b9
Complementary Color #4575de
Color Shade: orange (41.05° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.25% (better contrasting with white)
Tiger Cub Color Sample
Tiger Cub Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #deae46

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tiger Cub Color. The Fire Bush color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Golden Kingdom (#e0c84b) for more energetic effect. Try Fuel Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4575de is the best complementary color to Tiger Cub. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #deae46 complementary color is Royal Blue, 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 Anzac are #de6145 and #c2de45. Thus found on the left and right of #deae46 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Damask and Conifer colors as they work well with Tiger Cub.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tiger Cub palette consists of #6145de and #45c2de colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4575de). Try Royal Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #deae46, 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 #deae46 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 Tiger Cub. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tiger Cub contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Emerald, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #deae46 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. Tiger Cub tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4575de) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cabaret – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #45deae and #de4575.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #deae46 is made of 48% red, 37% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Tiger Cub has a hue angle of 41.05°, a saturation of 69.72% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #deae46 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 59.61% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #deae46
RGB Decimal rgb(222,174,70)
RGB Percentage 48%, 37%, 15%
CMYK 0, 18.82, 59.61, 12.94
HSL hsl(41.05,69.72%,57.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.05,68.47%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.7035,6.948,58.0408)
XYZ xyz(46.3657,46.2439,12.2766)
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