Outgoing Orange Color

#e6955f

Outgoing Orange is calm, 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 #196aa0
Complementary Color #5fafe5
Color Shade: warm red (24° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.73% (better contrasting with white)
Outgoing Orange Color Sample
Outgoing Orange Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e6955f

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Outgoing Orange Color. The Invigorate 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 Surprise Amber (#efb57a) for more energetic effect. Try Lava Lamp as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5fafe5 is the best complementary color to Outgoing 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 #e6955f 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 Apricot are #e55f6c and #e5d85f. Thus found on the left and right of #e6955f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandy and Confetti colors as they work well with Outgoing Orange.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Outgoing Orange palette consists of #5f6ce5 and #5fe5d8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5fafe5). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #e6955f, 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 #e6955f 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 Outgoing Orange. Thus Medium Purple and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Outgoing Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6955f 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. Outgoing Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5fafe5) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5fe595 and #e55faf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e6955f is made of 49% red, 31% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Outgoing Orange has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 72.97% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6955f is made of 0% cyan, 31.77% magenta, 52.95% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #e6955f
RGB Decimal rgb(230,149,95)
RGB Percentage 49%, 31%, 20%
CMYK 0, 31.77, 52.95, 9.8
HSL hsl(24,72.97%,63.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24,58.7%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.8555,25.2249,40.7918)
XYZ xyz(45.4461,39.1441,15.9868)
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