Jaffa 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 | #1d86ba |
| Complementary Color | #44ade2 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (19.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Jaffa Color. The Inferno color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Brown Yellow (#dd9966) for more calm effect. Try Orange Drop as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#44ade2 is the best complementary color to Jaffa. 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 #e27945 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 Burnt Sienna are #e2445f and #e2c744. Thus found on the left and right of #e27945 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandy and Anzac colors as they work well with Jaffa.
The split-complementary Jaffa palette consists of #445fe2 and #44e2c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#44ade2). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #e27945, 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 #e27945 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 Jaffa. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Jaffa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #e27945 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. Jaffa tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#44ade2) 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 #44e278 and #e244ad.
In a RGB color space, hex #e27945 is made of 54% red, 29% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Jaffa has a hue angle of 19.87°, a saturation of 73.02% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e27945 is made of 0% cyan, 41.18% magenta, 61.57% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #e27945 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(226,121,69) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 29%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 41.18, 61.57, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(19.87,73.02%,57.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(19.87,69.47%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.8892,36.6893,45.8875) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2756,30.2732,9.4035) |