Celosia Orange 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 | #178fc5 |
| Complementary Color | #3ab1e7 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Celosia Orange Color. The Melon Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Kid's Stuff (#ed8732) for more energetic effect. Try Creole Sauce as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3ab1e7 is the best complementary color to Celosia 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 #e8703a 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 #e73a5a and #e7c63a. Thus found on the left and right of #e8703a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amaranth and Tulip Tree colors as they work well with Celosia Orange.
The split-complementary Celosia Orange palette consists of #3a5ae7 and #3ae7c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3ab1e7). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #e8703a, 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 #e8703a 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 Celosia Orange. Thus Royal Blue and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Celosia Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Lima, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8703a 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. Celosia Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3ab1e7) and two others. The Malachite 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 #3ae770 and #e73ab1.
In a RGB color space, hex #e8703a is made of 58% red, 28% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Celosia Orange has a hue angle of 18.62°, a saturation of 79.09% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8703a is made of 0% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 68.23% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #e8703a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(232,112,58) |
| RGB Percentage | 58%, 28%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 47.06, 68.23, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(18.62,79.09%,56.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.62,75%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.8254,43.0395,50.4351) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8366,29.0496,7.5105) |