Dixie 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 | #1d6be7 |
| Complementary Color | #1865e1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dixie Color. The Tulip Tree color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Aztec Glimmer (#e7b347) for more calm effect. Try Urobilin as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1865e1 is the best complementary color to Dixie. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e29418 complementary color is Denim, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dixie are #e12f18 and #cae118. Thus found on the left and right of #e29418 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Alizarin Crimson and Barberry colors as they work well with Dixie.
The split-complementary Dixie palette consists of #2e18e1 and #18cae1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1865e1). Try Persian Blue and Java colors in combination with #e29418, 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 #e29418 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 Dixie. Thus Electric Violet and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dixie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Denim, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #e29418 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dixie tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1865e1) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amaranth – 120° from the complementary Denim. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #18e193 and #e11865.
In a RGB color space, hex #e29418 is made of 57% red, 37% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Dixie has a hue angle of 36.83°, a saturation of 80.8% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e29418 is made of 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 79.22% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #e29418 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(226,148,24) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 37%, 6% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.59, 79.22, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(36.83,80.8%,49.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.83,89.38%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.5869,20.9086,68.5788) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1188,37.4145,5.866) |