Honey Bear is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #173d7e |
| Complementary Color | #80a6e8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.78% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Honey Bear Color. The Zucchini Flower color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dune King (#e9aa71) for more energetic effect. Try India Trade as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#80a6e8 is the best complementary color to Honey Bear. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e8c281 complementary color is Portage, 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 Gold Sand are #e88e80 and #dae880. Thus found on the left and right of #e8c281 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tonys Pink and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Honey Bear.
The split-complementary Honey Bear palette consists of #8e80e8 and #80dae8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80a6e8). Try Portage and Seagull colors in combination with #e8c281, 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 #e8c281 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 Honey Bear. Thus Lavender and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Honey Bear contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portage, Pastel Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8c281 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. Honey Bear tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#80a6e8) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carissma – 120° from the complementary Portage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80e8c2 and #e880a6.
In a RGB color space, hex #e8c281 is made of 42% red, 35% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Honey Bear has a hue angle of 37.86°, a saturation of 69.13% and a lightness of 70.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8c281 is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 40.39% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #e8c281 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(232,194,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 35%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.9, 40.39, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(37.86,69.13%,70.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.86,44.4%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.3617,5.1399,37.6777) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.5329,57.3244,28.854) |