Lusty Orange Color

#e26d28

Lusty Orange is vibrant, 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 #1d92d7
Complementary Color #289ce1
Color Shade: warm red (22.26° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.16% (better contrasting with white)
Lusty Orange Color Sample
Lusty Orange Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e26d28

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lusty Orange Color. The Zest color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Kanafeh (#dd8833) for more calm effect. Try Coppersmith as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#289ce1 is the best complementary color to Lusty 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 #e26d28 complementary color is Curious Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hot Cinnamon are #e1283f and #e1c928. Thus found on the left and right of #e26d28 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Alizarin Crimson and Sunflower colors as they work well with Lusty Orange.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lusty Orange palette consists of #283fe1 and #28e1c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#289ce1). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #e26d28, 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 #e26d28 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 Lusty Orange. Thus Purple Heart and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lusty Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Curious Blue, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #e26d28 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Lusty Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#289ce1) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Curious Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #28e16c and #e1289c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e26d28 is made of 60% red, 29% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Lusty Orange has a hue angle of 22.26°, a saturation of 76.23% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e26d28 is made of 0% cyan, 45.88% magenta, 72.94% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #e26d28
RGB Decimal rgb(226,109,40)
RGB Percentage 60%, 29%, 11%
CMYK 0, 45.88, 72.94, 11.37
HSL hsl(22.26,76.23%,52.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.26,82.3%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.2135,41.5944,56.6193)
XYZ xyz(37.2157,27.2592,5.3076)
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