Orangeade Color

#e2552c

Orangeade is vibrant, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #1daad3
Complementary Color #2cb8e2
Color Shade: mid red (13.52° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.94% (better contrasting with white)
Orangeade Color Sample
Orangeade Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e2552c

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orangeade Color. The Lucky Lobster color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Devil’s Butterfly (#bb4422) for more calm effect. Try Spice Market as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2cb8e2 is the best complementary color to Orangeade. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e2552c complementary color is Picton Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cinnabar are #e22c5d and #e2b02c. Thus found on the left and right of #e2552c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise Red and Golden Grass colors as they work well with Orangeade.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Orangeade palette consists of #2c5de2 and #2ce2af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2cb8e2). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #e2552c, 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 #e2552c offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orangeade. Thus Purple Heart and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Orangeade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2552c square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Orangeade tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2cb8e2) and two others. The Malachite 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 #2ce254 and #e22cb8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e2552c is made of 64% red, 24% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Orangeade has a hue angle of 13.52°, a saturation of 75.83% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2552c is made of 0% cyan, 55.3% magenta, 71.38% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #e2552c
RGB Decimal rgb(226,85,44)
RGB Percentage 64%, 24%, 12%
CMYK 0, 55.3, 71.38, 11.37
HSL hsl(13.52,75.83%,52.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(13.52,80.53%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.915,52.9432,50.9127)
XYZ xyz(35.0672,22.8476,4.9447)
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