West Side Color

#e5823a

West Side 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 #1a7dc5
Complementary Color #3a9ce4
Color Shade: warm red (25.26° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.27% (better contrasting with white)
West Side Color Sample
West Side Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e5823a

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to West Side Color. The Vivid Vermilion 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 saturated alternative called Flaming Orange (#ee6633) for more energetic effect. Try Aged Gouda as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3a9ce4 is the best complementary color to West Side. 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 #e5823a complementary color is Picton 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 Jaffa are #e43a47 and #e4d73a. Thus found on the left and right of #e5823a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amaranth and Pear colors as they work well with West Side.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary West Side palette consists of #3a47e4 and #3ae4d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3a9ce4). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #e5823a, 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 #e5823a 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 West Side. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of West Side contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Lima, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5823a 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. West Side tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3a9ce4) 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 #3ae482 and #e43a9c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e5823a is made of 55% red, 31% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode West Side has a hue angle of 25.26°, a saturation of 76.68% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5823a is made of 0% cyan, 38.82% magenta, 67.05% yellow and 10.2% black ink.

HEX #e5823a
RGB Decimal rgb(229,130,58)
RGB Percentage 55%, 31%, 14%
CMYK 0, 38.82, 67.05, 10.2
HSL hsl(25.26,76.68%,56.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.26,74.67%,89.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.1032,32.7013,53.6674)
XYZ xyz(41.0595,32.9288,8.1948)
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