Orange Sulphur 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 | #175cdf |
| Complementary Color | #1f64e8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Sulphur Color. The Gold Tooth color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sun Wukong's Crown (#ecc033) for more energetic effect. Try Furry Lion as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1f64e8 is the best complementary color to Orange Sulphur. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e8a320 complementary color is Royal Blue, 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 Fire Bush are #e83e1f and #c9e81f. Thus found on the left and right of #e8a320 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cinnabar and Las Palmas colors as they work well with Orange Sulphur.
The split-complementary Orange Sulphur palette consists of #3f1fe8 and #1fc9e8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1f64e8). Try Persian Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #e8a320, 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 #e8a320 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 Orange Sulphur. Thus Electric Violet and Java giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orange Sulphur contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8a320 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. Orange Sulphur tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1f64e8) and two others. The Java is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amaranth – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1fe8a2 and #e81f64.
In a RGB color space, hex #e8a320 is made of 54% red, 38% green and 7% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Sulphur has a hue angle of 39.3°, a saturation of 81.3% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8a320 is made of 0% cyan, 27.06% magenta, 78.43% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #e8a320 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(232,163,32) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 38%, 7% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.06, 78.43, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(39.3,81.3%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.3,86.21%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.8624,15.649,70.2526) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.6366,43.4545,7.296) |