Knockout Orange 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 | #1e90c1 |
| Complementary Color | #3eafe1 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.04° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Knockout Orange Color. The Dizzy Days color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Astorath Red (#dd482b) for more calm effect. Try Cosmic Coral as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3eafe1 is the best complementary color to Knockout Orange. 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 #e16f3e 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 Red Damask are #e13e5e and #e1c03e. Thus found on the left and right of #e16f3e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise Red and Anzac colors as they work well with Knockout Orange.
The split-complementary Knockout Orange palette consists of #3e5ee1 and #3ee1c0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3eafe1). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #e16f3e, 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 #e16f3e 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 Knockout Orange. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Knockout Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Atlantis, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #e16f3e 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. Knockout Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3eafe1) 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 #3ee16f and #e13eaf.
In a RGB color space, hex #e16f3e is made of 57% red, 28% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Knockout Orange has a hue angle of 18.04°, a saturation of 73.09% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e16f3e is made of 0% cyan, 44.71% magenta, 63.93% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #e16f3e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(225,111,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 28%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 44.71, 63.93, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(18.04,73.09%,56.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.04,72.44%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.6388,41.0334,46.9012) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6053,27.7242,7.9267) |